Example sentences of "when he arrived at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He bashed away at it with the A.S.M. solidly from eleven fifteen , when he arrived at the theatre , until half past two , without any break for lunch or the drink he desperately craved .
2 When he arrived at the scene the shop was full of thick , acrid smoke .
3 When he arrived at the £10 million water testing laboratory the prince was greeted by a host of staff dressed in white coats .
4 Gary fancied the uniform of the Coldstream Guards when he arrived at the recruiting office .
5 Primaflora was absent when he arrived at the villa and when she returned , an hour later , she was wearing a girdle and a left sleeve he had never seen before , and a jewelled coif with a curled feather in it .
6 Steve Hinson got a sinking feeling when he arrived at the Acorn Resource Centre for the physically disabled in West Berkshire .
7 When he arrived at the rehearsal room on the Friday , Charles found the author in a state of extreme annoyance .
8 When he arrived at the chapel , which sat about 3,000 , he was shocked to learn that ‘ a certain upper gallery holding 150 was ‘ the Coloured Gallery ’ .
9 When he arrived at the BBC as deputy Director-General in 1987 , John Birt even told the Financial Times that he found the place ‘ crudely , thoughtlessly anti-Establishment . ’
10 Opened by another Mr Perkins who was staying at the same hotel , the package was passed to police who were ready and waiting for the actor when he arrived at the hotel in Cardiff .
11 Once the President had retired to his quarters for the short flight , the DDI opened the envelope he 'd been handed when he arrived at the airport .
12 Whatever , when he arrived at the Ring , Niki was pilloried in the sporting press for his opposition to a great track in which all the other champions had raced : if he was so craven-hearted , they said , he should n't be racing .
13 When he arrived at the meeting it was to be told that he was suspended and barred from his office .
14 When he arrived at the Legation my father 's staff comprised the Consul , the doctor and an Abyssinian interpreter ; there was also a Legation escort of five Sikhs from the Indian Army .
15 When he arrived at the shop , Oliver was still kicking wildly at the cellar door .
16 Irene Jaffray said at Shrewsbury Crown Court that Eddie Browning made the request to her when he arrived at the house she shared with Kerry Evans in Inverurie , Aberdeenshire .
17 Mr Wormwood did n't notice anything when he put the hat on , but when he arrived at the garage he could n't get it off .
18 Mr Templeton said that when he arrived at the fire after 10pm , he had spoken to a man who was being treated for injuries in an ambulance .
19 Joe , a 61-year-old housing supervisor , of Portland House , Longlands , said when he arrived at the loft yesterday morning the outer door had been nailed up from the outside .
20 William was already there when he arrived at the restaurant , and halfway through a bottle of wine .
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