Example sentences of "when [pron] have finished " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found it curious that when everyone had finished Robert still had a plateful of food before him and we had to wait as he ate it and Lili talked and smoked her endless cigarettes . |
| 2 | When everyone had finished the plates were cleared and Clare produced a big chocolate cake with two candles , sending the children wild with excitement . |
| 3 | ‘ When I 'd finished writing the book I had lunch with a publisher ; she walked in with this crestfallen expression on her face , saying , ‘ I expected somebody taller , blonder , and just more … |
| 4 | ‘ I said that when I 'd finished the Shaw book , I 'd disintegrate , ’ he told me . |
| 5 | When I 'd finished , I did n't look at Mum and Dad , I just stared at the carpet . |
| 6 | When I 'd finished and it was just the two of us left I put my arms around him and kissed his face . |
| 7 | When I 'd finished we began to see the funny side of it and ended up laughing . |
| 8 | When I 'd finished the first prayer and turned to face him , I saw that he was kneeling . |
| 9 | It did n't exactly lend weight to my decision to realize , when I 'd finished making it , that I was standing outside a second-hand jeweller 's looking at a selection of gold rings . |
| 10 | ‘ Captain , ’ said the squire when I 'd finished , ‘ you were right , and I was wrong . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ You 're in trouble , Jim , ’ he said when I 'd finished . |
| 12 | And erm when I 'd finished with him I 'd perhaps get a two or three specked apples or a banana or something like you see . |
| 13 | ‘ As I told you , I spent some time writing letters and when I 'd finished I thought it would be pleasant to get some fresh air so I went out and posted them — in the box outside the main post office — ’ |
| 14 | Well it was when I 'd finished my midwifery training I certainly stayed on a little while in er in doing a bit of district work . |
| 15 | When I 'd finished Mavis came in with the mail . |
| 16 | When I 'd finished I thought I 'd go to the living room to curl up by the gas fire . |
| 17 | There was a bit of a silence when I 'd finished , and then dad said , with a grin , ‘ Quiggers is right about one thing , old son . |
| 18 | And when I 'd finished , I 'd want to devour you again . |
| 19 | When I 'd finished he hummed and hawed a bit , but finally admitted he was at fault and promised to apologise to you as well . |
| 20 | I 've come straight from the calving and I did n't even get a cup of tea when I 'd finished . |
| 21 | I made beans , when I 'd finished sorting out this one I . |
| 22 | or through the shower then in the swimming pool then back again and when I 'd finished with it I went straight upstairs to my room and I went to sleep straight away , it was lovely . |
| 23 | Oh , indeed so , erm our domestic life is extraordinarily complicated but when , after my maternity leave expired and when I 'd finished having time off and breast feeding the baby , he in fact looked after her for a term in Cambridge and I came back to Sussex and taught during the week and went back to my daughter and husband at weekends , and now he 's actually taking leave in his turn , if you like , so that he can be the back-up here while I teach and do my work this year . |
| 24 | When I had finished signing , I went to the bar . |
| 25 | When I had finished I could see that it had made not the slightest impression . |
| 26 | When I had finished and opened my eyes I noted that she had the cup in one hand and the saucer in the other . |
| 27 | When I had finished my story , everyone burst out laughing . |
| 28 | While I was speaking , Miss J. looked out of the window in a sarcastic manner and when I had finished she said ‘ thank you ’ very politely but with rather a sneering look . |
| 29 | Yet , when I had finished three pages , they ‘ were all right ! ’ |
| 30 | When I had finished at 10pm , I joined Steven Wells and Dele Fadele at my very first lig . |