Example sentences of "have finished the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( President Assad told him on that occasion that Saddam Hussein was like a chain-smoker : ‘ He can not help lighting another one before he has finished the first . |
| 2 | You come in when Alice has finished the first bit and then you come . |
| 3 | When I 'd finished the first prayer and turned to face him , I saw that he was kneeling . |
| 4 | So when I 've finished the first draft , I go back to the beginning to check that it all hangs together . |
| 5 | However , it quickly became clear that the opera would not be ready in time for September , even though Mozart had finished the first act by 22 August . |
| 6 | She worked steadily on , until she had finished the first coat . |
| 7 | Yet when he had finished the first thing she said was , ‘ But you have n't really talked of the most important thing — the other eagles who were with you . |
| 8 | When he had finished the first beer , Maxim asked : ‘ Did you know the Schickerts well ? ’ |
| 9 | But after she had finished the first part of her lecture ; after slightly nodding her head to the generous applause ; after the lights had gone up again ; after Ashenden had said ( as every chairman since Creation had said ) how much everyone had enjoyed the talk and how grateful everyone was that not only had the distinguished speaker fascinated each and every one of them but also had agreed to answer any questions which he was absolutely sure everyone in the room was aching to put to such a distinguished expert in the field … it was only then that Dr Moule was able to survey the two intruders . |