Example sentences of "arrived at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For example , he arrived at the contentious conclusion that the dramatic increase in recorded crime during the period of post-war economic growth in the United States had ruled out poverty and deprivation as being causes of crime . |
| 32 | The next morning Bathsheba and her maid Liddy were dusting some books , when a visitor arrived at the front door . |
| 33 | Ronni was still fizzing with indignation — how dared he make fun of her ? — when , sure enough , a car arrived at the front door , laden with dishes dovered in tin foil . |
| 34 | A maid arrived at the 23-year-old model 's £500,000 Paris flat expecting to find her . |
| 35 | All the same , she could feel butterflies in her stomach when she arrived at the imposing entrance to Puddephat 's college at twelve . |
| 36 | Alice sought out Mary and they watched appreciatively as the two strong , tall , graceful , beautifully built young men whirled each other about , endured two dog falls — draws — and only after several lengthy spasms of athletic tussling arrived at the deciding fall . |
| 37 | When he arrived at the right house he checked the number carefully against his piece of paper . |
| 38 | Attempting to distinguish the two forms , Frances Berry arrived at the strange result that Thou in the Sonnets is ‘ remote ’ and ‘ betokens distant admiration ’ , while You is ‘ more intimate ’ . |
| 39 | However , Brownie Helper 's husband would act as chauffeur , so not being able to think of more excludes , I duly arrived at the appointed hour , to find a welcoming party of six little girls , all anxious to fetch and carry equipment . |
| 40 | Bukharin arrived at the following conclusion : |
| 41 | He arrived at the crowded town square near Bogota and was born shoulder high to climb up onto the back of a truck to make his campaign speech . |
| 42 | When the attack finally came Madrid withstood it , thanks in part to the courage of the left-wing militias and the ordinary people of the city , and in part to the stiffening effect of the first International Brigades — foreign volunteers organized by the Comintern , who arrived at the crucial moment . |
| 43 | As delegates arrived at the Grand Kremlin Palace , hundreds of pro and anti-Yeltsin demonstrators rallied on Red Square . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | When Ruth and Miss Beard arrived at the rear door of the house , the carriage was already waiting . |
| 46 | I crossed the Thames at Tower Bridge and walked further south than I had ever been before , and when I arrived at the rival market I could n't believe my eyes . |
| 47 | I think it 's just that he arrived at the same conclusions . |
| 48 | It is even more of a coincidence that your letter arrived at the same time as Mrs Hart 's . |
| 49 | ‘ They arrived at the same time ! ’ |
| 50 | Syl and Robert arrived at the same time and my mother poured them drinks . |
| 51 | After twenty minutes , three trains arrived at the same time . |
| 52 | It is thought that many of the jury became wealthy men , through bribes by both Blount and Dudley , so that they arrived at the same conclusion — a conclusion that ‘ After a searching enquiry , they could find no presumption of evil doing . ’ |
| 53 | By a different route , he arrived at the same conclusion of ‘ proportionality ’ as retribution required . |
| 54 | Secretan arrived at the same conclusion : ‘ It is scarcely to be wondered at that youthful craving for variety and excitement sometimes leads gangs of boys to try and put a little colour into their leisure hours in ways which lead to conflict with authority or to degradation of character . |
| 55 | She arrived at the same moment as Nina and they saw that Greg was already unlocking the factory ambulance and David was in consultation with one of the factory managers . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | The BX 4×4 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 . |
| 58 | It was late when they arrived at the old house and by tacit consent they went straight to bed . |
| 59 | Tess and Angel arrived at the old d'Urberville farmhouse . |
| 60 | Even the Committee felt low , not one of them arrived at the next schedule meeting ! |