Example sentences of "we arrived at " in BNC.

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1 We arrived at Harwich Parkeston Quay .
2 At about high noon we arrived at Coney Island and approached the boardwalk .
3 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 .
4 We arrived at the little house in the evening and already there were a few people there .
5 By way of Nero and his brief successor Galba ( who happened to be 73 , which is Mr Healey 's present age ) , we arrived at a picture , on page 483 , of Mr Healey dressed as Father Christmas , which I suggested was deeply melancholy .
6 We arrived at the weapon pit at the side of the road and close to a low wall .
7 It was a long trip , not helped by a tyre that cried ‘ enough ! ’ in the middle of nowhere and required changing — a job made more difficult by the fact that Odd-Knut had no spare — but ultimately we arrived at the entrance to Rostadalen .
8 On Monday we arrived at the factory with placards we had made demanding a union .
9 We arrived at the station in time but where was Tumbleweed ?
10 We arrived at St Lazare Station on the Sunday before the game .
11 I caught the next one and as we arrived at Geneva we were told the flight before — the one I should have been on — had been blown up by a terrorist bomb .
12 Finally we arrived at Ballina , where the rushing River Moy joined the sea .
13 Soon we arrived at Tower House , a suburban-style dwelling with a large front garden .
14 When we started rehearsing , we arrived at the cello 's first entry and he came in with a dreadful slow grumbling noise .
15 When we arrived at the Regis , Masha rushed straight for the lifts .
16 We had received the full blast of his whimsicality the minute we arrived at the ancient wood-frame rectory , modernised in 1812 ( according to the brochure ) by the great-grandson of Sir Christopher Wren .
17 When we arrived at the arena , we opened the emergency doors and some even crawled out the windows .
18 We arrived at our new lodging in Althorp Street , Bedford , feeling a little suspicious , as the Billeting Officer protested rather too much that the billetors were anxious to have us .
19 We arrived at the hospital at 6.00 a.m. , me still leaking away and waited for something to happen .
20 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 .
21 We arrived at the energy required in the year 2000 by estimating the growth rates for each category of consumer , ’ says Reddy .
22 Just before we arrived at the station , the lights came on .
23 We arrived at 9.30 , went through the usual contortions to buy a ticket , and were told to expect a train at 10.30 .
24 When we arrived at Papillote , which had advertised itself as being ‘ in the rainforest ’ , we found that its flimsy buildings were half engulfed by the surrounding forest .
25 At last we arrived at his car , where several other walkers were hanging around looking dolefully along the road .
26 We arrived at our open and welcoming hotel in thick snow , excited at the prospect of Schiehallion under a blanket of white .
27 There are a couple of false summits on Schiehallion , and by the time we arrived at the first , the beginnings of a blizzard were forming .
28 Fighting our way through a raging snowstorm , we arrived at the north end , by Costa Hill , and huddled in the car , astonished by the force of the blizzard .
29 Eventually , we arrived at a small , damp valley , peat and heather-filled , where insects hummed in the still air .
30 We arrived at the hotel half an hour before our appointment .
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