"For me a painting is finished when I finally understand why I wanted to do it in the first place," Mr. Nozkowski said.
And Garbo seemed to lose her soul when she played mere women — that's why she was finished when the audience had had enough of goddesses.
Then, in this week's opinion section, Nesrine Malik explains why she is finished debating Islamophobes.
If you wanted to see why Tony Blair is finished as a force for good in politics, you should have been at the discreet, if extortionately expensive, Haymarket hotel, off Trafalgar Square.
Gillian Beer Sometimes I think I write for the 20 minutes of euphoria when a piece is finished, and that might explain why I like writing essays (20 minutes' reward for 7,000 words, instead of the delayed gratification of 80,000 book-length).
After the child is finished, Mr. Lewis tells the reporters, "Why can't you guys ask good questions like this?" An announcer then comes on, declaring, "For a chance to interview an N.F.L. player, join Visa N.F.L. Fan Offers and make your season epic".
That's why once business is finished, Dr. Feriani encourages the staff to take a few days to leisurely explore the area.
AJ tells Zainab that Aliyah is desperate for children, and he doesn't want any: that's why their marriage is finished.
Explanation to people asking 'why, why [is it] bad now, the championship is finished etc'.
— Sarah's Web Brigade "The book was slated for the spring, but was finished so why not get it out in time for holiday sales?" — Elect-SarahPalin.com "She needs the money sooner because her handler, Meg Stapleton, screwed up the negotiations for last week's Hong Kong speaking debut by inadvertently agreeing that Palin would be compensated in Chinese Renminbis rather than U.S. Dollars".
