When there was no more sand trickling down

English translation: when the sand had stopped trickling down..

07:38 Oct 22, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: When there was no more sand trickling down
She was all but buried under the sand, with only her head showing. Unaccountably, she still had her hat on, though it looked rather crumpled.
Helped by the others, she managed to get out of the hole. When there was no more sand trickling down from her hat and dress to her feet, she smiled wanly and said, “Where are we?”

Dear native English speakers!
Please advise on the construction - does it sound natural enough in this context? I'm no NES myself, so I'm not 100% sure about it, and I would appreciate any suggestions.
This is a translation from Russian. It's a children's story. In the episode described, a girl falls through the sand (it's some sort of a trap), and her friends help her out.
Thank you.
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 12:20
Selected answer:when the sand had stopped trickling down..
Explanation:
There's actually nothing at all wrong with it as it is, especially for a children's story, but this is probably how I'd say it.

"to her feet" is redundant, but again, this is a story for children...
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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:20
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Thank you for your help Carol! Thanks everybody!!!
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4 +13when the sand had stopped trickling down..
Carol Gullidge
3when she had rinsed/ whipped all the sand from her body after having been covered with it
MARISA MORO


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when there was no more sand trickling down
when the sand had stopped trickling down..


Explanation:
There's actually nothing at all wrong with it as it is, especially for a children's story, but this is probably how I'd say it.

"to her feet" is redundant, but again, this is a story for children...


Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:20
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Thank you for your help Carol! Thanks everybody!!!

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when there was no more sand trickling down
when she had rinsed/ whipped all the sand from her body after having been covered with it


Explanation:
when she had rinsed/ whipped all the sand from her body after having been covered with it

MARISA MORO
Argentina
Local time: 02:20
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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