Example sentences of "he arrived at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Unable to persuade other firms to commit to such a specific amount , he arrived at a compromise by forming the Per Cent Club , which has 120 corporate members giving not less than a half per cent of their annual UK pre-tax income to the community . |
2 | He arrived at a decision , threw the cigarette away , and turned towards a small depressing row of agricultural cottages . |
3 | He arrived at a time when converging philosophical , political , scientific , and economic influences had inspired a number of English landowners to transform their estates into prosperous miniature centres for civilized living . |
4 | In the second period , applying a multiplier of six to the figure of fifty nine thousand four hundred and twenty one pounds and ninety six pence , he arrived at a figure of three hundred and fifty six thousand five hundred and thirty one pounds and seventy six pence . |
5 | He arrived at a town surrounded by icebergs and with no road out . |
6 | During one of his European tours he arrived at a prison in the Savoy where a full-scale riot was in progress and two warders had already been killed . |
7 | After the Zombie 's travels through Victorian London ( where , incidentally , he committed the crimes attributed to Jack the Ripper ) he arrived at the Grange and enlisted the help of Tick , a deformed coachman of evil character ( played by Charles Paris ) . |
8 | He had left at 5.30 and heard Philip Drew 's voice as he arrived at the theatre at 6.00 . |
9 | He bashed away at it with the A.S.M. solidly from eleven fifteen , when he arrived at the theatre , until half past two , without any break for lunch or the drink he desperately craved . |
10 | His father was told about the accident , and he arrived at the scene quickly enough to accompany Guy to hospital in the ambulance . |
11 | When he arrived at the scene the shop was full of thick , acrid smoke . |
12 | Mr Jones , of the Barnard Castle fire station , said he arrived at the scene of the accident near Windy Hill Quarry to find ambulance staff holding the victim 's head above the water . |
13 | Yanto cycled on down the wharf , dodging the mooring ropes until he arrived at the berth of a small Norwegian timber boat called ‘ Marit , ’ registered in Oslo . |
14 | Primaflora was absent when he arrived at the villa and when she returned , an hour later , she was wearing a girdle and a left sleeve he had never seen before , and a jewelled coif with a curled feather in it . |
15 | Once the President had retired to his quarters for the short flight , the DDI opened the envelope he 'd been handed when he arrived at the airport . |
16 | He saw the King to the gates and , coming back , heard the clangour of Elfswitha 's malevolence before he arrived at the door of their chamber . |
17 | In April 1974 , seven months after the coup which brought Pinochet to power , he arrived at the Air Force base of Colina on the outskirts of Santiago to begin his two years of military service . |
18 | But he had been very helpful over the Puddephat business , she admitted to herself , and his moods were unpredictable — he might be on top of the world by the time he arrived at the cinema . |
19 | When he arrived at the rehearsal room on the Friday , Charles found the author in a state of extreme annoyance . |
20 | Twelve months ago , when he arrived at the Courtyard Marriott on the night of his triumph , following the small dinner the club always gives the new champion , he was happy with a can or two of beer while everyone else drank champagne . |
21 | He did n't allow himself to think about Zoe until he arrived at the field entrance to the cottage . |
22 | He arrived at the beginning of May and I was thrilled with him , although he was sometimes naughty and difficult to catch . |
23 | Opened by another Mr Perkins who was staying at the same hotel , the package was passed to police who were ready and waiting for the actor when he arrived at the hotel in Cardiff . |
24 | When he arrived at the £10 million water testing laboratory the prince was greeted by a host of staff dressed in white coats . |
25 | When he arrived at the BBC as deputy Director-General in 1987 , John Birt even told the Financial Times that he found the place ‘ crudely , thoughtlessly anti-Establishment . ’ |
26 | Steve Hinson got a sinking feeling when he arrived at the Acorn Resource Centre for the physically disabled in West Berkshire . |
27 | Gary fancied the uniform of the Coldstream Guards when he arrived at the recruiting office . |
28 | just before he arrived at the school Victor Gollancz left its staff , ejected because he tried to rouse boys ' minds by heady and daring political argument . |
29 | When he arrived at the chapel , which sat about 3,000 , he was shocked to learn that ‘ a certain upper gallery holding 150 was ‘ the Coloured Gallery ’ . |
30 | He had been sacked by the sponsors when finally he arrived at the course . |