Example sentences of "[conj] they arrive at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You could say that … ’ he began cautiously , and after that Kate ensured the conversation stayed firmly on business rails until they arrived at the hotel which the team used when testing in the south of France . |
| 3 | She and Spike journeyed down the river until they arrived at the space station . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm not smiling at that and I 'm not interested in what you thought , ’ she snapped , then fell silent until they arrived at the zoo . |
| 5 | Not too shattered when they arrived at the cottage to propose a round of Trivial Pursuit . |
| 6 | When they arrived at the station there was a hired Daimler waiting , with a note on the windscreen . |
| 7 | When they arrived at the temporary mortuary they halted outside . |
| 8 | When they arrived at the temporary mortuary they halted outside . |
| 9 | When they arrived at the HQ of World Security in Freiburg the closed gates were opened for them immediately . |
| 10 | Brian and Deborah Curley had expected champagne and flowers when they arrived at the four star hotel on the island of Tenerife after a perfect wedding . |
| 11 | When they arrived at the gate , Nicky said , ‘ Please let me try to explain , Constance ’ |
| 12 | He stopped crying when they arrived at the house . |
| 13 | But when they arrived at the meeting it was Oldfield who was wearing Branson 's horn-rimmed spectacles , riffling papers in his briefcase and doing his best to look brisk and businesslike , while Branson gesticulated in a parody of artistic eccentricity . |
| 14 | When they arrived at the bridge , she got out and turned away . |
| 15 | The train journey lasted all day , and it was dark when they arrived at the station . |
| 16 | He spoke only when they arrived at the car . |
| 17 | When they arrived at the manse , between twelve and one o'clock on the Saturday , the Reverend , according to Mrs MacAulay , had gone to the church distributing tokens — ; ‘ little pieces of tin , stamped with the name of the parish ’ . |
| 18 | After a few minutes Dieter 's car overtook them ; when they arrived at the auberge , it was parked in the shadows a short distance away with two dim shapes close together in the front seats . |
| 19 | When they arrived at the house , they saw a man whom they had good reason to suppose to be the assailant washing blood from himself . |
| 20 | 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 ? |
| 21 | When they arrived at the house , Jessamy grabbed hold of her bag , went straight into the house and headed for the drawing-room . |
| 22 | When they arrived at the barn , he led her silently by the hand , through the living-room , and then up along the gallery to his bedroom . |
| 23 | The forensic officer said it was unclear from examination how the Carnlough device would operate because the materials were in a ‘ disrupted ’ state when they arrived at the laboratory . |
| 24 | When they arrived at the college , it seemed even more forbidding than it had in daylight , and as she walked from the car towards the entrance , Loretta felt as though she were about to cross a threshold in time as well as space . |
| 25 | When they arrived at the Ca' del Leone Michele carried her straight to her room . |
| 26 | It was late when they arrived at the old house and by tacit consent they went straight to bed . |
| 27 | DICK Palmer ( left ) , chairman of the British Olympic Federation and Peter Knowles of Manchester 2000 are welcomed by North Ireland Sports Council chairman Don Allen and Joan McCloy when they arrived at the House of Sport for their presentation of the Manchester bid for the Olympic Games in 2000 . |
| 28 | Later , dozens of people were waiting to greet the couple when they arrived at the new £4m British Embassy building . |
| 29 | When they arrive at the centre they start the day with tea/toast and a chat . |
| 30 | The Modular Examinations Committee uses the ‘ 21 rule ’ in considering the eligibility of students to continue for honours when they arrive at the end of the third year with less than 18 passes . |