Example sentences of "had almost finish " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the morning , the woman had almost finished her breakfast when he entered the dining room . |
| 2 | A young stable lad led out another horse , and stood waiting for the one which the smith had almost finished shoeing . |
| 3 | They had almost finished eating when Martin spoke . |
| 4 | Bob had almost finished the washing up when the doorbell rang . |
| 5 | He had almost finished when , as an afterthought , he mentioned the possibility of an assassin from the attainted de Montfort family being present in England . |
| 6 | There were still plenty to be found , and she had almost finished arranging them when the second minibus arrived . |
| 7 | When they went back outside , Izzie had almost finished packing away the props . |
| 8 | Leith had almost finished her second course when , quite happy to let Travis talk away , she suddenly wondered , as he began to get repetitive , if she was indeed helping him by letting him talk so much on the same theme . |