Example sentences of "we arrived at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We arrived at the station in time but where was Tumbleweed ?
2 Just before we arrived at the station , the lights came on .
3 When we arrived at the station an enormous suitcase was taken out of the car .
4 It was eight o'clock when we arrived at the station and got on the train , and by half-past nine we were in Strelsau .
5 We arrived at the lake at about 7.30a.m. after approximately a four and a half hour drive to find two lovely lakes , one , with a chalet on stilts , about seventeen acres and another smaller lake by its side about four and a half acres .
6 We were in a mild state of shock by the time we arrived at the bottom .
7 We arrived at the bottom of a rope ladder which seemed to rise to an enormous height up the ship 's side .
8 I mean I think we arrived at the bottom about six o'clock
9 By the time we arrived at the sea , those of us who did not know that stretch of coastline were completely removed from any sense of place or direction .
10 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 .
11 We arrived at the ski chalet just about dusk one Sunday evening and the scene was indeed a happy one , with scores of city folk having a gay old time , well wrapped in woollen jumpers and cardigans , and equipped with the necessary skis and poles .
12 When we arrived at the Regis , Masha rushed straight for the lifts .
13 We arrived at the border and ‘ commenced battle ’ with the Hungarian border guards who made their inevitable demand for ‘ whisky , chocolates , etc etc ’ .
14 We arrived at the border between Hungary and Romania ‘ commenced battle ’ with the Hungarian border guards who made their inevitable demand for ‘ whisky , chocolates , etc etc ’
15 At last , after a journey of nearly five thousand kilometres , we arrived at the capital .
16 When we started rehearsing , we arrived at the cello 's first entry and he came in with a dreadful slow grumbling noise .
17 Navigating along dry forest roads we arrived at the base of Mount Robert .
18 When we arrived at the Seraglio , it was Lexy Everard who showed you in . ’
19 As we arrived at the departure lounge to board the flight from Brussels to Edinburgh , I dropped one of the duty free bags on my foot .
20 We arrived at the hotel half an hour before our appointment .
21 When we arrived at the hotel I found that he 'd booked us both into the same double room .
22 The journey itself was pretty tiring , taking 21 hours in total and we arrived at the hotel at 5am .
23 Fighting our way through a raging snowstorm , we arrived at the north end , by Costa Hill , and huddled in the car , astonished by the force of the blizzard .
24 On Monday we arrived at the factory with placards we had made demanding a union .
25 We arrived at the gate .
26 When we arrived at the arena , we opened the emergency doors and some even crawled out the windows .
27 Let's say we arrived at the idea mutually … ’
28 So back we got into the car and ultimately by some good fortune we arrived at the Consulate .
29 It was a long trip , not helped by a tyre that cried ‘ enough ! ’ in the middle of nowhere and required changing — a job made more difficult by the fact that Odd-Knut had no spare — but ultimately we arrived at the entrance to Rostadalen .
30 When we arrived at the market town , my master hired the largest room in the public house , and placed me upon the table there .
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