Strange use of 終わる


> やっとお許しが出て、物置から出してもらった時には、もう夏休みが始まっていた。  
>  When he was finally forgiven and allowed to come out of his cupboard the
> summer holidays had already begun.  
>
> ダドリーは、買ってもらったばかりの８ミリカメラをとっくに壊し、ラジコン飛行機も墜落させ、おまけに、レース用自転車に初めて乗ったその日に、プリベット通りを松葉杖で横切っていたフィッグばあさんにぶつかって、
> **転倒させてしまうという事件も終わっていた** 。  
>  Dudley had already broken the camera he'd just been bought, crashed the
> radio controlled plane, and on top of all that, on the day he rode his
> racing bike for the first time he crashed into Mrs Fig, who was crossing
> Privet road on crutches, and _the incident in which she got knocked down had
> ended._

I can't understand how 終わる is being used in this sentence. My translation of
the final clause makes no sense. I'm not even sure if 事件 is the subject or
object of the verb.




I think they meant to say...

> 「～～時には、・・・終わっていた。」  
>  "By the time~~, had (already) done... / had (already) gone through..."

> 物置から出してもらった時には、Aし、Bし、Cも終わっていた。  
>  "By the time he (=Harry) was finally forgiven and allowed to come out of
> his cupboard... Dudley had already done A, B, and C."

でも、あんまり美しい日本語（翻訳）じゃないような気がします。。。




I think they meant to say...

> 「～～時には、・・・終わっていた。」  
>  "By the time~~, had (already) done... / had (already) gone through..."

> 物置から出してもらった時には、Aし、Bし、Cも終わっていた。  
>  "By the time he (=Harry) was finally forgiven and allowed to come out of
> his cupboard... Dudley had already done A, B, and C."

でも、あんまり美しい日本語（翻訳）じゃないような気がします。。。

