I had barely finished the story when a number of hands shot up.

He had barely finished the thought when the door opened and two men walked in.

She had barely finished speaking when a door in the back of the office opened.

I had barely finished when the ceiling did in fact break open.

He barely finished his story as the last wave arrived.

He had barely finished his sentence when half a dozen hands went up.

He had barely finished, when the telephone in his room rang.

When the past owner bought the apartment in 1986, the building was barely finished.

I had barely finished my cigarette when Mason came in.

She had barely finished when the shuttle shifted a little.