Example sentences of "when he [verb] finished [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , the only Gentile writer in the New Testament tells us that on one occasion the disciples found Jesus praying and when he had finished they asked him , ‘ ’ Lord , teach us to pray . ’ |
| 2 | He put the papers down when he had finished them and looked at her long and steadily . |
| 3 | When he had finished her excellent chocolate mousse , he made an immense effort of will , and rose to his feet . |
| 4 | When he had finished I asked him what it meant . |
| 5 | When he had finished it , he leaned back in his chair and , resting his hands on his stomach , he watched Sammy who was making a series of strange noises in his food while his tail continued to wag from side to side . |
| 6 | When he had finished his chores he sat down at the table and copied out ‘ I am William Beech ’ over and over again until Tom , after much effort , finally persuaded him to go for a run and exercise Sammy . |
| 7 | A parting invitation from the Countess that , when he had finished his business at Berwick , Sandy Ramsay might come back and help supervise the sinking of the proposed booms in the sea , the timber for which was already being felled , was cordially supported by Mariot . |
| 8 | When he had finished his meal , when he had collected his guard from the hard chair by the entrance , then he would stride back to the Haifa Street Housing Project , and he would chew on the pistachio nuts that were loose in his trouser pocket , and he would write to his mother . |
| 9 | When he had finished his tea , he slowly climbed the staircase . |
| 10 | When he had finished his scrutiny , he rocked his weight back , relaxed one hip and waited . |
| 11 | He would come in the evening , after the curfew , when he had finished his duties . |
| 12 | Neither of us spoke after that , Ward smoking in silence , and then , when he had finished his cigarette , he seemed to drift off to sleep again . |
| 13 | When he had finished his supper , he pushed the dishes to the other end of the table . |
| 14 | ‘ I should have realised the two of you were n't a couple , ’ Vitor reflected , when he had finished his sandwiches . |
| 15 | He went back to the shaving mirror to comb his hair and when he had finished he pushed a folded handkerchief into his sleeve with quiet satisfaction . |
| 16 | He seemed to be counting and when he had finished he turned and reacted as Wexford had expected he would . |
| 17 | When he had finished he leaned back in his chair , puffed out his cheeks and exhaled noisily . |
| 18 | When he had finished he pulled the blankets back over her . |
| 19 | When he had finished he had a worried look on his face . |
| 20 | He was speaking for some time and when he had finished he turned to his wife . |
| 21 | When he had finished he put his bowl beside theirs . |
| 22 | When he had finished he sat glaring at them in defiance and pride . |
| 23 | He 'd board the chopper when he 'd finished his drink , tell the pilot to take him to London Airport . |
| 24 | He d have these two hideous , fat , white women up there and when he 'd finished he 'd come down to play football in the street . |
| 25 | When he 'd finished he stood up and asked Dad the time of the funeral so , he said , he could be there with the other brothers and sisters and the band . |
| 26 | When he 'd finished he wiped his mouth and passed the jar to Joseph . |
| 27 | When he 'd finished he threw the beer-tin into the pool with the anemones in it . |
| 28 | Fernando laughed out loud and when he 'd finished he clasped her hand to his lips . |
| 29 | Oh he said , when he 's finished I do n't whether he 's not picking it up till later on . |
| 30 | Easier to imagine Sisyphus looking forward to the cigarette which will make his lungs heave under the effort of work and which , when he has finished it and tossed away the butt , will add to the rubbish below . |