Example sentences of "when [pers pn] arrived " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I arrived home , I sat down at my desk and wrote a letter . |
| 2 | I remember one particular occasion when , on finding ‘ Cheer up Mona ’ written on the blackboard when I arrived to take a class , I went absolutely potty , threatening dire punishment on the whole class — the entire school almost — unless the culprit came forward . |
| 3 | When I arrived back outside my room , I met Jane coming along the corridor from the other direction , clutching little Darren in her arms . |
| 4 | When I arrived at the station , I took the next train back to London . |
| 5 | When I arrived there , there was a train for Harwich just about to leave . |
| 6 | When I arrived at the counter I asked for Katrina . |
| 7 | When I arrived back at the cafe , I found Kathleen in a perplexed mood . |
| 8 | Accordingly , when I arrived there , I settled down in a pew at the back and nodded off . |
| 9 | No. 4 Commando positions were being heavily mortared when I arrived , and Jock , my friend of many years ago , took me off to find some shelter in a dug-out , giving at least some protection from the flying shrapnel . |
| 10 | The new shithouse clerk , a small , wiry Liverpudlian , was taking his new appointment very seriously when I arrived at his canvasstructured place of work . |
| 11 | He was lying on the ground covered with a blanket when I arrived , the medics were preparing to place the body on a jeep . |
| 12 | ‘ When I arrived at the river I was n't at all sure I was doing the right thing because the water temperature was 4.1 degrees Centigrade and the air temperature was 1.8 degrees , ’ said Les . |
| 13 | When I arrived in Þingeyri I was expecting this , the second-biggest town in the area , to be a place worth seeing . |
| 14 | When I arrived in the airport I had seen the local paper which reported the sighting of one near Isafjördur . |
| 15 | When I arrived , Small showed me the bodies of two lambs killed by foxes the previous night . |
| 16 | I am sure that you will give him the same affirmation and support you gave to me when I arrived . |
| 17 | Not that I could see anything when I arrived — it was covered in cloud . |
| 18 | When I arrived home very late that night ( What a dog I felt ! ) |
| 19 | The walk was scheduled to depart from Green Park Tube , and when I arrived I found a group of thirty or so walkers already tapping their feet . |
| 20 | This was where the offices of the English Department and several lecture-rooms were situated when I arrived in 1957 , twenty years after Philby . |
| 21 | When I arrived , she urged me inside and closed the door , and I could see that she was breathless with fear . |
| 22 | When I arrived ten minutes before her at one stop ( advance means a few minutes ahead as well as two months ) I found that two ladies in wheelchairs had positioned themselves at the foot of the stairs and were pleading with everyone to let them stay and shake hands with Mrs Thatcher . |
| 23 | When I arrived at the rehearsal the leader of the orchestra said , ‘ Mr von Karajan , I am sorry but we can not begin ; the singers are not here . ’ |
| 24 | When I arrived at the Big House , I was asked to stay to lunch . |
| 25 | When I arrived in America two weeks ago , I would probably have reversed that order . |
| 26 | When I arrived in America two weeks ago , I would probably have reversed that order . |
| 27 | When I arrived at the course , there they were in a rack being watched over by a young man , who , in turn , placed them in a buggy . |
| 28 | When I arrived back at B.P. it was to further billeting problems . |
| 29 | He was standing with some people in the entrance hall when I arrived . |
| 30 | For all I know he was already dead when I arrived . ’ |