Example sentences of "arrived [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We arrived rather exhausted at Peking airport , but were immediately met enthusiastically by a rather formidable delegation of ministry of education officials , people from this or that Revolutionary committee , and members of the Peking Language Institute . |
| 2 | Mammals arrived only 8 months ago ; in the middle of last week man-like apes evolved into ape-like men , and at the weekend the last ice age enveloped the Earth . |
| 3 | The second arrived only two minutes later , and again Meninga was involved , this time with a forceful run up the right wing before crisp passing allowed Chris O'Sullivan a clear path to the posts . |
| 4 | His playing partner , someone called Arnold Palmer , arrived only two minutes before the appointed time with a a veteran 's aplomb . |
| 5 | Jenna slept late and arrived downstairs next day feeling guilty and flustered , very glad that Alain was not there to pin her with merciless dark eyes . |
| 6 | Perhaps I may also be permitted to use some of your space to assure your readers that the arrival of Triassic and Lilla for our Summer Gala ( June 20th/21st ) was not intended to be in any way the last minute and the locomotives arrived just two days before the event , so we preferred not to advertise them in advance so as to avoid disappointment . |
| 7 | We arrived just nine minutes late within the ten minute target outlined in the charter . |
| 8 | They arrived just 30 minutes before the holiday flight took off . |
| 9 | The rapist was already lying in wait for the twenty eight year old woman when she arrived home last night . |
| 10 | A British grandmother arrived home this evening after meeting murderers on death row in an American jail . |
| 11 | A van full of immigrants arrived early this afternoon , the first people to be detained at the centre . |
| 12 | Your letter arrived early last week — Tuesday — and I picked it up as I was on my way out of the guest house where I 'm staying at the moment . |
| 13 | The first contingent of US advisers and equipment arrived later that day . |
| 14 | I arrived slightly early ; she was n't yet home from the local girls ' school she goes to , so Elaine and I drank tea and talked while we waited . |
| 15 | However , they arrived slightly earlier for each meal , showing that without the regulation of the sun , their " day " shortens . |
| 16 | We sign , ’ he told reporters as he arrived nearly four hours after the scheduled start of the talks . |
| 17 | Mr Izetbegovic arrived nearly four hours after the scheduled start of the talks and told reporters it was ‘ now up to the international community ’ — a reference to UN Security Council or United States pressure on Serbs to sign . |
| 18 | We arrived as keen as a couple of puppies out for their first walkies , full of fun and raring to go ! |
| 19 | We settled for salmon — bloody salmon again — which arrived as three huge steaks complete with white sauce , carrots and new potatoes . |
| 20 | Some of it arrived about two weeks after she had written to the box number , in the shape of three typewritten pages . |
| 21 | The ship deviated from the agreed voyage and arrived about 10 days late and in the meantime the price of sugar had fallen and the merchants lost over £4,000 . |
| 22 | As a consequence wives in social class I and II in 1986 produced their first child when they were more than four years older than wives in social class IV and V. From the 1930s until the 1970s the average couple 's first baby arrived about twenty months after their marriage . |
| 23 | ‘ She arrived about seven thirty and they had had time enough to get to grips with their subject matter already , by all accounts . ’ |
| 24 | Swayne said : ‘ Matt arrived about half-seven and we played chess — just the one game and it was a rout . |
| 25 | ‘ We have been under enemy attack since we arrived here six days ago , with practically no sleep . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh that , me boy , that is the rabbit that was in the cage when we arrived here last Wednesday morning . ’ |
| 27 | OLD , NEW , BORROWED , BLUE Fender ‘ 62 Vintage Re-issue This guitar was responsible for a spontaneous ‘ down tools ’ when it arrived here last week . |
| 28 | I arrived here last night and heard that Catherine is ill . |
| 29 | She bought Scudder 's Cottage when she first arrived here three years ago . |
| 30 | Andrew Beattie arrived around 9.00 a.m. at Central Strike Headquarters . |