Example sentences of "[noun] when [pers pn] arrive " in BNC.

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1 A spokesman said 1,500 police and commandos would escort the fans when they arrived in Poland .
2 Disbelieving parents shook their heads when they arrived at Overdale County Primary School in Northwood , Kirkby .
3 Disbelieving parents shook their heads when they arrived at Overdale County Primary School in Northwood , Kirkby .
4 Her reflections were interrupted by Dora , whom she had vaguely noticed rummaging in the boot of their car when she arrived and who now came striding towards them .
5 Dorothy said her lawn was covered with snow when she arrived yesterday morning .
6 ‘ We worked from 9.15am to 5.30pm and got a slice of toast and a cup of tea when we arrived .
7 It was daylight when we arrived .
8 THE children of St Albans , Macclesfield gave Bishop Gray a great greeting when he arrived on his pastoral visit .
9 One version circulating at the Palace is that Her Majesty realised that Her Other Majesty did n't yet know the result when she arrived for their weekly get-together .
10 Well organised folks can book a permit to camp up to a year in advance , but we managed to get in despite having no permit when we arrived .
11 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 ?
12 She sent an oblique glance towards Silas , then said casually , ‘ Oh , I 'll probably chat brightly to entertain the raft parties when they arrive — which is what a good hostess should be doing . ’
13 The Statue of Liberty had just arrived from Paris and was being assembled so it was not in New York harbour when they arrived .
14 This was the scene when they arrived
15 Elena Pavlovna and her principal advisers , Kiselev and August von Haxthausen , were waiting for Alexander when he arrived at Kissingen .
16 I saw her at the window when we arrived .
17 ‘ There was someone outside the kitchen window when I arrived , ’ said Finn placidly , apparently pleased to be able to contribute something to this limited discussion .
18 He offered a complimentary bottle of wine if there was any significant snow around the pub when they arrived to commence filming in November .
19 I was not a Theosophist when I arrived in Sydney .
20 As the weeks passed she became accustomed to seeing Luke already at his desk when she arrived , immaculately suited , his dark head , with that one dramatic streak of white hair , perfectly groomed , his long , square-tipped fingers idly toying with a gold fountain-pen as he frowned over his mail .
21 ‘ So you dealt with this particular cargo when it arrived here yesterday ? ’
22 The hotel we stayed at was called The Leningrad when we arrived , but before we 'd left it had changed to the St Petersburg .
23 Before they had the motorcycles they had to walk which meant a lot of travelling time and then less time at the , each village when they arrived .
24 The naive start state is the state of the crates when you arrive .
25 We 're going to have snow and you wo n't be able to do much work when it arrives .
26 As a result , Romanesque architecture lasted much longer than in Italy or France or England , indeed it was more on a par with Germany in this respect , but , equally , Gothic architecture when it arrived , also lasted much longer , delaying the Renaissance till the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century .
27 Mr H knew nothing about the new law when he arrived in the UK .
28 The next day however , on his next tour of duty he met the foreman platelayer when he arrived for work .
29 He was standing with some people in the entrance hall when I arrived .
30 It was reported that she disturbed the prowler when she arrived back unexpectedly at her family 's Melbourne home .
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