1.   As I finished this column, the press was showing signs of boredom with the McCain-Roosevelt comparison.

2.   Do not finish this column.

3.   I eventually finished the column.

4.   I had planned to use the time on the plane to finish my column.

5.   I need to finish this column before our office computer system crashes.

6.   I wanted to finish my column and go to the beach.

7.   If you finish only one James K. Polk column this summer, make it this one.

8.   It is imperative that I finish this column quickly because I could be struck down at any moment.

9.   When I finished the column, the three women in the group all nodded.