Example sentences of "had finish [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had to finish reading the pile of reports in front of her — and make the necessary decisions — before tomorrow 's management meeting . |
| 2 | I told her that I had finished constructing the new kite , and that she could help me test it in the wind . |
| 3 | There were some lovely old brasses , too , which fascinated her ; and when she had finished looking at these she found that she was alone . |
| 4 | When he had finished looking in the mirror to put in his buttonhole rose , it was time to go . |
| 5 | Her fingers began to move over the sheet of paper , but when she had finished drawing the circle of standing stones , she found she had also sketched in the figure of Julius . |
| 6 | Lucy looked up when she had finished reading . |
| 7 | But of course , had Alexander 's argument and Lewis 's interpretation of it been irrefutable , had it been the kind of thing which compelled religious certainty , then all the philosophers in Oxford would have fallen to their knees when they had finished reading it . |
| 8 | It was only when the headmaster had finished reading the list of names that the hubbub started . |
| 9 | When Kelly had finished reading , she just sat and cried , a horrible empty feeling inside her . |
| 10 | Dinner came ; for me the meal was a very hasty one , and before I went to bed that night I had finished reading the manuscript . |
| 11 | When she had finished reading it , she looked up , asking , ‘ Has Maudie seen this ? ’ |
| 12 | When Mr Boldwood had finished reading the letter , he looked very serious . |
| 13 | When Dr Mortimer had finished reading this strange story , he looked across at Sherlock Holmes . |
| 14 | ‘ Why are you showing me these documents ? ’ he asked when he had finished reading them and passed them to me . |
| 15 | When he had finished reading he carefully folded the paper and put it in the desk on top of the blotter . |
| 16 | When he had finished reading he carefully folded it and placed it on top of the blotter . |
| 17 | When he had finished reading he carefully folded the paper and put it in the desk on top of the blotter . |
| 18 | When he had finished reading it he |
| 19 | When he had finished reading he carefully folded the paper and put it in the desk on top of the blotter . |
| 20 | When he had finished reading he carefully folded the paper and put it in the desk on top of the blotter . |
| 21 | Janet Roscoe had finished re-reading A Midsummer Night 's Dream , and felt just a little less certain now about her long-held view ( she had earlier been an actress ) that Mr Shakespeare was sometimes way below his best when it came to the writing of comedy . |
| 22 | Freddie the Nark had finished setting out his plan and he leaned back in his chair , raising his glass to his lips with a smirk of satisfaction . |
| 23 | He had a number of scenes reshot because he did n't like the way he looked in the original scenes , and by the time he had finished hacking up the picture , it was a complete mess . |
| 24 | ‘ And I told you all about it when his excellency had finished kicking you around . ’ |
| 25 | When he had finished decoding , he sucked in his cheeks . |
| 26 | Almost before she had finished speaking , the eyelids had drooped and with a faint snore and a little wriggle , Ann Butler was once more asleep . |
| 27 | When he had finished speaking he sat there silently , his head bowed , waiting for her to leave . |
| 28 | As soon as I had finished speaking , the small emergency wireless station was dismantled , and I rushed back to my two sergeants to get ready to leave . |
| 29 | Mobuto asked once Whitlock had finished speaking . |
| 30 | Graham concluded once she had finished speaking . |