Example sentences of "she [vb past] just finished " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I see , ’ said April , laying aside the sock she 'd just finished darning . |
| 2 | She 'd just finished a seven-day sentence in Holloway prison . |
| 3 | Finally , a protest from a woman who says she had just finished Helen Bullock 's ‘ oh-so-true ’ article when her husband came in and said : ’ ‘ There seems to be a bit of toast on the floor in the other room ’ . |
| 4 | But her own internal stresses — her anxiety over Between the Acts which she had just finished , and the fear that she had lost the power to write — closed in on her as that unmitigable depression , her companion of old , took final hold . |
| 5 | She had just finished her breakfast of dripping and bread and a piece of cold bacon when Ben came into the room . |
| 6 | She had just finished drinking her tea when the door opened and Roman came purposefully towards her . |
| 7 | She had left herself the early part of the evening free , and she had just finished dressing when Florian and Nicky dropped in to show her some new photos of the fair South African child who went by the name of Joni Jones , Florian having insisted on the first and the name with which he had replaced his original , paradoxically both more and less ordinary name , having been legalised in both countries whose passports he held , the United Kingdom and South Africa . |
| 8 | She had just finished breakfast when Alain drove up to the house and he was alone ; Marguerite noted that fact with some surprise . |
| 9 | She had just finished an article about pawnshops , the meat of which had been supplied by Rose , who had come round again and invited Sally-Anne to tea at the Buildings . |
| 10 | She had just finished arranging the flowers when Irene and Douglas returned , followed by an excited Domino . |
| 11 | She had just finished combing her hair when the housekeeper returned carrying a lightweight metal crutch , and began diffidently , ‘ Signorina , I thought perhaps … ’ |
| 12 | She had just finished dressing when the telephone rang . |
| 13 | There was a chest of drawers in her room , and she had just finished folding away other articles of clothing when she heard voices in the sitting-room . |