Example sentences of "when he had 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 .
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