Example sentences of "when we arrive [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ This bastard was removing the sniper 's boots when we arrived on the scene , ’ stated the Corporal . |
| 2 | When we arrived on the island , my mother and I followed Greta up to the house . |
| 3 | When we arrived on the island , we were invited to the President 's palace . |
| 4 | When we arrived at the Regis , Masha rushed straight for the lifts . |
| 5 | When we arrived at the arena , we opened the emergency doors and some even crawled out the windows . |
| 6 | When we arrived at Papillote , which had advertised itself as being ‘ in the rainforest ’ , we found that its flimsy buildings were half engulfed by the surrounding forest . |
| 7 | When we arrived at the station an enormous suitcase was taken out of the car . |
| 8 | It is incredible to think that this trunk was collected from the house by the station Lorry , was sent by rail , Luggage in Advance , and was awaiting us when we arrived at our grandparents ' house . |
| 9 | Several transports were sent to convey us to the camp , and they were certainly less basic than the RAF ones we were used to , and when we arrived at the aircraft hangar where the jollifications were being held , it was ablaze with coloured lights and swarming with people , and a seven piece band was being very loud on the platform . |
| 10 | For some reason which escapes me we had to take a taxi , and when we arrived at Helsinki airport we had to wait five hours for our flight . |
| 11 | When we arrived at King 's Cross I was told for the sake of reality I must find my own way to the Savoy Hotel , although the film crew would be close by in case of emergency . |
| 12 | When we arrived at her house , Eva put her hand on my shoulder and told me to go upstairs to Charlie . |
| 13 | When we arrived at Granny 's house Mrs Phipps and Mrs Taylor were still standing outside gossiping with the neighbours . |
| 14 | ‘ And when we arrived at Heathrow I came clean , telling them Natasha was seeking asylum . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ When we arrived at the house it appeared there had been an attempt to destroy literature by burning it . |
| 16 | From the photograph of the crash we had seen that the demolished house was on the corner of a small lane , and although the house had been rebuilt , when we arrived at the place the position was easily identified . |
| 17 | However when we arrived at the spot we were confronted by a group or ten or so 16–18 year olds scattered across the moor who were screaming and shouting as they jumped in and out of peat troughs . |
| 18 | When we arrived at the hotel I found that he 'd booked us both into the same double room . |
| 19 | Ahead of us I could hear the noise of the waterfall — there had been plenty of rain and when we arrived at the foss , the beck that eventually joins the Ure to travel down Wensleydale was hammering over the lip of the force . |
| 20 | When we arrived at the office , nobody could have guessed that he had a home , or an aged parent , or any interests at all outside his work . |
| 21 | When we arrived at the market town , my master hired the largest room in the public house , and placed me upon the table there . |
| 22 | When we arrived at the house in the forest , we ran to the underground rooms . |
| 23 | When we arrived at Selsit , we would exchange the flat battery for a fully charged one and walk back . |
| 24 | The postal service was rather vague in these remote villages , and perhaps a letter had gone astray , for when we arrived at what we thought would be our host 's house , we found that the old perpetua did not know we were coming . |
| 25 | When we arrived at Jaipur my father told us that he had sent for us so that we could go with him tiger-shooting . |
| 26 | When we arrived at my friend 's house , a young man hurried past us , and said : ‘ Good night , Mr Sherlock Holmes . ’ |
| 27 | When we arrived at the Seraglio , it was Lexy Everard who showed you in . ’ |
| 28 | It was clear when we arrived at Heathrow airport that security was very tight . |
| 29 | It smelt clean and fresh — but the reality hit us when we arrived at the orphanage . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ First , ’ Benjamin continued , ‘ When we arrived at Coldstream , the prioress said she had not seen Irvine . ’ |