Example sentences of "we arrive [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The first thing I noticed as we arrived at the famous pot was a fixed caving rope leading down into the dark abyss , and I could n't resist scrambling across to peer in .
2 As some hon. Members may know , I have some interest in that subject , and I hope that I shall be able to have an Adjournment debate in which to discuss the process by which we arrived at the present stage of the project .
3 We finished just before we arrived at the main gate of the chateau .
4 We arrived at the little house in the evening and already there were a few people there .
5 The BX 4x4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had , reluctantly , to admit that it was time to head for home .
6 The BX 4×4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had reluctantly to admit that it was time to head for home .
7 We arrived at the French Riviera town of Frejus after an overnight journey on the Motorail .
8 As soon as we arrived in the red room , I became quiet again , and the two servants both started scolding me .
9 Thus , safe and composed , we arrived in the very heart of Derbyshire 's beautiful and historic Peak District , looking forward to our three day stay and in plenty of time for dinner .
10 Thus , safe and composed , we arrived in the very heart of Derbyshire 's beautiful and historic Peak District , looking forward to our three day stay and in plenty of time for dinner .
11 The fortress at Silves has a courtyard that was lined and pinned and partly excavated by the time we arrived in the pouring rain to look at it .
12 Although moral philosophers tend to treat aesthetics as a poor relation of their own discipline , it is in aesthetics that we arrive at the central problem of evaluating the activities which we pursue without thought of serving a purpose , in particular the one traditionally regarded as not merely good in itself but in some mysterious way improving to the agent , the contemplation of beauty .
13 Thus we arrive at the second version of the logogen model , as described by Morton ( 1978 ) ; it is depicted in Figure 9 .
14 Before midday we arrive at the first village and are met by the Mukhtar , Hadji Hanna .
15 We arrive at the vexed question of ‘ issue ’ , which is something quite different from impression .
16 Let us chart the way by which we arrive at the Fundamental Principle .
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