Example sentences of "[noun sg] arrived at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ The first Svend knew that there was a search on for Suzie and himself was when my agent arrived at the house earlier this evening , ’ Rune told her calmly as he sorted through a small pile of leaflets .
2 There was a delay between the time the ring started to glow and the point at which the glowing reached its peak , because light from the near side of the ring arrived at the earth while light from the far side was still on its way .
3 But Mrs Countley , whose son suffered a broken arm , said the ambulance arrived at the scene at 1.30pm .
4 She died before the ambulance arrived at the hospital .
5 By the time the snow began to thaw he could walk gingerly on his injured ankle and when aid arrived at the farm in the form of Tom 's snow-plough , with Tom guiding the plough and Carrie riding the horse , Seb was standing in the farmyard to greet them .
6 Other ears heard the transmission , so by the time the force arrived at the target it was covered by a very effective smokescreen .
7 Eventually , just before 2 p.m. , a small delegation arrived at the Elephant and Castle seeking clarification of what would be on offer .
8 Labour arrived at the figure of 1.25 million Scots living in poverty by combining those on income support , the unemployed , those on low pay and those claiming family credit .
9 The carrier arrived at the King Edward Docks and excitement ran high when it was learned to be the Wasp once again .
10 When Topaz arrived at the residence of Lord Oswin Lovat she did n't hold out much hope of prising his purse open .
11 Reading Crown Court heard that Creagh , a former deputy housemaster , began a sexual relationship with the 12-year-old in 1988 , soon after the boy arrived at the £2,500-a-term boarding school run by Benedictine monks .
12 Vanguard arrived at the Clyde submarine base 11 days ago and left her depot at Faslane today for further sea trials with Commander David Russell at the helm and a full crew .
13 The local vet arrived at the farm to examine the carcases .
14 Meanwhile C. and Miss T. 's sister arrived at the hospital , as did Miss T. 's mother .
15 Then her married sister arrived at the house with news of her real reason for going each evening to the post office .
16 A man representing the Cape Town Censor Board arrived at the theatre bearing an order to stop it from being given because Chrimes , as the Scarlet Woman , was ‘ improperly dressed ’ .
17 Everywhere one looked there were unaccustomed trophies on display and , when the visiting Ryder Cup team arrived at The Belfry in the last few moments of the decade , they were greeted by the sight of the Ryder , Curtis and Walker Cups , knowing that the last name on them was not that of the United States of America .
18 The Englishman arrived at the FIA headquarters in Place de la Concorde yesterday morning accompanied by his manager , Mike Francis , the Ferrari team manager , Cesare Fiorio , the team 's lawyer , Henry Peter , and a representative of the Italian Automobile Federation , Fabrizio Serena .
19 Winnie Mandela was grim-faced as she and her husband arrived at the Soweto Magistrates Court .
20 He had only just disappeared down the graveyard path and out of sight when the postman arrived at the back gate .
21 The next day , the taxi arrived at the nursing home as the clock above the entrance portico struck ten .
22 By the time the film crew arrived at the door of the Fox and Hounds , the drifts were rising to eighteen inches .
23 But when a camera crew arrived at the rectory , they got a hostile reception .
24 I was nursing my mug of tea with both hands and taking short sips of the very hot liquid when a Commando arrived at the trench , stating that he had come to take Sid 's place on the Bren gun .
25 And the next morning when she and Charity arrived at the meeting they were as much in the dark as everyone else .
26 In April the officers in the downtown area arrived at the riot scene but for whatever reason withdrew back to their command posts ‘ instead of staying there to control the illegal activity ’ .
27 He must have wished he had been there , protected by the Pinkerton security guards employed here , earlier in the week when a messenger arrived at the course to serve a paternity suit .
28 Several hours later the bird 's relieved owner arrived at the station , explaining the parrot has flown off as she took it to her grandchildren for a treat .
29 This woman arrived at the refuge early one summer evening in 1982 after a row over the dinner .
30 Miss T. 's father arrived at the hospital at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday 5 July .
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