1. I had never seen any pictures by Monet before I visited the Hermitage. 2. At last, he had a chance to go to London. 1 He had long dreamed of visiting Britain. 3. She caught a cold. She had never caught a cold before. 4. When I graduated from the University, my elder brother had worked at a foreign company for two years. 5. Though she had learnt the language only for two years she spoke it fairly well. 6. He had travelled to many countries and knew a lot of interesting facts about them. 7. Yesterday I found the book I had looked for so long.