Example sentences of "he [vb past] just finished " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joe appeared , looking as if he 'd just finished knocking the Army into shape , and the Navy as well . |
| 2 | When he came out of hospital they fixed him up with a job in a parachute factory , but he 'd just finished the training period when the war ended , and they did n't think they 'd need so many parachutes for the next one . |
| 3 | He 'd just finished helping with the dishes when he decided it was time for high-jinks in the sink . |
| 4 | ‘ And when I was born , he 'd just finished reading Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean . |
| 5 | Rex Reed , a writer for the New York Times saw Nicholson when he had just finished making On A Clear Day and thought that Jack was starting to make establishment noises , cleaning up his image , shaving his stubble and ditching the sandals and hippie clothes . |
| 6 | At the time of his stroke , he had just finished a major biography , which had received critical acclaim , and he was researching for his next book . |
| 7 | He had just finished coaching Portugal , a side based heavily on Cascais players , at the World Cup Sevens qualifiers in Catania . |
| 8 | He had just finished three years of national service . |
| 9 | Younger than Fräulein , he had just finished his first year at university , but was already in trouble . |
| 10 | He had just finished telephoning his wife , having remembered rather belatedly that he was due to help out that evening with the village concert . |
| 11 | He had just finished talking to the Procurator Fiscal 's office , |