Example sentences of "he arrived at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unable to persuade other firms to commit to such a specific amount , he arrived at a compromise by forming the Per Cent Club , which has 120 corporate members giving not less than a half per cent of their annual UK pre-tax income to the community . |
| 2 | He arrived at a decision , threw the cigarette away , and turned towards a small depressing row of agricultural cottages . |
| 3 | He arrived at a town surrounded by icebergs and with no road out . |
| 4 | During one of his European tours he arrived at a prison in the Savoy where a full-scale riot was in progress and two warders had already been killed . |
| 5 | He arrived at a time when converging philosophical , political , scientific , and economic influences had inspired a number of English landowners to transform their estates into prosperous miniature centres for civilized living . |
| 6 | In the second period , applying a multiplier of six to the figure of fifty nine thousand four hundred and twenty one pounds and ninety six pence , he arrived at a figure of three hundred and fifty six thousand five hundred and thirty one pounds and seventy six pence . |