b) When Green left college, he was employed for several years by an insurance company.
4) a) As soon as they had finished breakfast, they ran out to play.
b) They ran out to play after they had finished breakfast.
ПРИМЕЧАНИЯ
Примеры 1d и 2d показывают, что в придаточных предложениях, вводимых союзом before, можно употреблять простое прошедшее (Past Tense) вместо предпрошедшего (Past Perfect), так как союз before сам показывает последовательность действий.
В примерах 3а и 3в последовательность событий выясняется из контекста и поэтому там также можно обойтись без употребления формы предпрошедшего времени.
§ 46д.
Сравните употребление союзов when и before, а также when и after в следующих парах предложений. Заметьте, что первое предложение каждой пары утвердительное, а второе – отрицательное.1. a) When the bell rang, we had finished our work. The bell rang after we had finished our work.
b) When the bell rang, we had not finished our work. The bell rang before we had finished our work.
2. a) When I met George, he had already heard the news. I met George after he had heard the news.
b) When I met George, he had not yet heard the news. I met George before he had heard the news.
3. a) When Tom called to see me, I had already had breakfast. Tom called to see me after I had breakfast.
b) When Tom called to see me, I had not had breakfast. Tom called to see me before I had had breakfast.
4. a) When the thief was caught, he had already disposed of the stolen goods. The thief was caught after he had disposed of the stolen goods.
b) When the thief was caught, he had not yet disposed of the stolen goods. The thief was caught before he had disposed of the stolen goods.
5. a) When we reached the football ground, the game had already started. We reached the football ground after the game had started.
b) When we reached the football ground, the game had not yet started. We reached the football ground before the game had started.