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She had already finished her homework when her friends arrived.

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By the time we got to the cinema, the movie had started.

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They had never visited that museum before last summer.

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He realized he had left his keys at home after locking the door.

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By the time I reached the party, everyone had left.

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She had been working on the project for hours before she took a break.

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By the time we arrived, they had been waiting for us for over an hour.

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They were exhausted because they had been hiking all day.

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I had been studying Spanish for years before I traveled to Spain.

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When she woke up, the sun had been shining for hours.

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