Example sentences of "arrive [prep] the [noun sg] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The others went in the car and when I arrived on the bike a little later they 'd been down the 51 steps to the house and found it like the Marie Celeste , everything open , radio playing but no-one around . |
| 2 | However , one admiral arrived on the scene a little too early for a round of golf . |
| 3 | As the bus arrived at the airport a shooting brake drew up and a party of nuns got out of it . |
| 4 | The Company Commander arrived at the objective a long way last and considerably out of breath . |
| 5 | ‘ You arrived at the thought a moment before I did , ’ his daughter answered . |
| 6 | When we arrived at the station an enormous suitcase was taken out of the car . |
| 7 | The jury was told earlier that after Mr Browning , 36 , arrived at the house a thick smudge of blood was seen on his Renault 25 . |
| 8 | When the unpleasant severed object finally arrived at the hospital a nurse said brightly , normally one would , fingers crossed ! |
| 9 | Carson arrived at the zoo an hour later and bought a layout map from a kiosk just inside the South gate . |
| 10 | When a senior executive arrived at the studio a day or two later he found parcels piling up in the reception area . |
| 11 | He arrived at the café a full hour before he had intended . |
| 12 | Off Ian pedalled , to arrive at the pub a few seconds before Sally , but having been companions in adversity throughout the whole way , neither was going to claim outright victory , so agreed to declare a draw . |
| 13 | Therefore try to arrive at the venue a day early . |
| 14 | Initially on arriving at the site a panel consisting of between four and six persons is chosen , after careful screening to eliminate those with poor olfactory perception , to observe the odour . |