Example sentences of "[conj] they arrived at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She and Spike journeyed down the river until they arrived at the space station . |
| 2 | ‘ You could say that … ’ he began cautiously , and after that Kate ensured the conversation stayed firmly on business rails until they arrived at the hotel which the team used when testing in the south of France . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not smiling at that and I 'm not interested in what you thought , ’ she snapped , then fell silent until they arrived at the zoo . |
| 4 | When they arrived at the Ca' del Leone Michele carried her straight to her room . |
| 5 | Not too shattered when they arrived at the cottage to propose a round of Trivial Pursuit . |
| 6 | When they arrived at the station there was a hired Daimler waiting , with a note on the windscreen . |
| 7 | The train journey lasted all day , and it was dark when they arrived at the station . |
| 8 | After a few minutes Dieter 's car overtook them ; when they arrived at the auberge , it was parked in the shadows a short distance away with two dim shapes close together in the front seats . |
| 9 | When they arrived at the gate , Nicky said , ‘ Please let me try to explain , Constance ’ |
| 10 | When they arrived at the barn , he led her silently by the hand , through the living-room , and then up along the gallery to his bedroom . |
| 11 | When they arrived at the bridge , she got out and turned away . |
| 12 | When they arrived at the HQ of World Security in Freiburg the closed gates were opened for them immediately . |
| 13 | When they arrived at the college , it seemed even more forbidding than it had in daylight , and as she walked from the car towards the entrance , Loretta felt as though she were about to cross a threshold in time as well as space . |
| 14 | What was the true intention of the parties when they arrived at the agreement pleaded by the defendants in para. 5 of the amended defence ? |
| 15 | The forensic officer said it was unclear from examination how the Carnlough device would operate because the materials were in a ‘ disrupted ’ state when they arrived at the laboratory . |
| 16 | But when they arrived at the meeting it was Oldfield who was wearing Branson 's horn-rimmed spectacles , riffling papers in his briefcase and doing his best to look brisk and businesslike , while Branson gesticulated in a parody of artistic eccentricity . |
| 17 | He stopped crying when they arrived at the house . |
| 18 | When they arrived at the house , they saw a man whom they had good reason to suppose to be the assailant washing blood from himself . |
| 19 | When they arrived at the house , Jessamy grabbed hold of her bag , went straight into the house and headed for the drawing-room . |
| 20 | DICK Palmer ( left ) , chairman of the British Olympic Federation and Peter Knowles of Manchester 2000 are welcomed by North Ireland Sports Council chairman Don Allen and Joan McCloy when they arrived at the House of Sport for their presentation of the Manchester bid for the Olympic Games in 2000 . |
| 21 | He spoke only when they arrived at the car . |
| 22 | When they arrived at the manse , between twelve and one o'clock on the Saturday , the Reverend , according to Mrs MacAulay , had gone to the church distributing tokens — ; ‘ little pieces of tin , stamped with the name of the parish ’ . |
| 23 | Yesterday joinery and construction trainees at the New Careers scheme on Darlington 's Faverdale industrial estate were sent home as soon as they arrived at the centre . |
| 24 | As soon as they arrived at the auberge , Rose announced her intention of having a long soak in the bath followed by a lie down . |
| 25 | As they arrived at the corner , four men walked up to them , and one pointed at Dad . |
| 26 | Felipe was out of the water and waiting for them as they arrived at the place where the lake quietly lapped the path . |
| 27 | Carlson felt more reassured as they arrived at the hoverport . |
| 28 | Luke was slowing the car as they arrived at the restaurant , one of the most famous in Taipei , Maria knew , and an immaculately uniformed parking attendant was approaching . |