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Example sentences for "our arrival"

  • After dinner, on the first day of our arrival here, we went to visit the Hôtel de Ville, before which stands on a pedestal in a bason an ancient bronze statue of Charlemagne.

  • Men were sent out on the evening of our arrival, the necessary number of bulls killed, and their skins brought to the camp.

  • These had been gone but a few days previous to our arrival.

  • On our arrival, the horsemen were sent in and scattered about the river to search for the best fording- places, and the carts followed immediately.

  • We were surprised, on our arrival at the opposite side, to find a beautiful basin of clear water, formed by the falling river, around which the rocks were whitened by some saline incrustation.

  • On our arrival, we found the bed of a stream fifty to one hundred feet wide, sunk some thirty feet below the level of the prairie, with perpendicular banks, bordered by a fringe of green cottonwood, but not a drop of water.

  • I beg your lordship to be good enough to precede us ashore, and to give directions that everything be in proper order on our arrival.

  • Not at this moment, but this I promise to do; immediately on our arrival at Paris I will conduct you to M.

  • On our arrival at six o'clock, we were conducted into a large antechamber above the dining hall, where we were soon joined by the Solicitor-General, Hon.

  • On our arrival, we received a welcome from the residents, which reassured us of their sympathy in our object.

  • On the day of our arrival we had an interview with the Rev.

  • We always started soon after daybreak on ponies, and enjoyed a twelve to sixteen miles' gallop in the cool of the morning before breakfast, which we found prepared on our arrival at a tent sent on ahead the night before.

  • On our arrival at the huts the weather was still fine, with a strong north-west wind, which meeting the warm moist current from the Ratong valley, caused much precipitation of vapour.

  • We proceeded on the 11th of February to Sheergotty, where Mr. Williams and his camp were awaiting our arrival.

  • On our arrival at Calcutta in the following February, Dr.

  • Immediately on our arrival at Muka, I engaged a small boat and three natives to go in search of my lost men, and sent one of my own men with them to make sure of their going to the right island.

  • On the evening of our arrival at Muka I observed what appeared like a display of Aurora Borealis, though I could hardly believe that this was possible at a point a little south of the equator.

  • For the first three days after our arrival I was fully occupied from morning to night building a house, with the assistance of a dozen Papuans and my own men.

  • On our arrival at the Fort we went to Gen.

  • On our arrival at Johnnie West's ranch we found that he had quite a comfortable house, considering that it had been built by an old trapper.

  • On our arrival at the fort they were anxious to get us fitted out and started as soon as possible.

  • On our arrival at Taos we found Uncle Kit suffering severely from the effects of the arrow wound that has twice before been mentioned in this history.

  • No sooner did Paddy hear the news of our arrival in such fine trim than he lowered his boat and hurried on board of us, his face beaming with delight.

  • Leaving the mate by the carcass, we returned on board, the skipper hailing us immediately on our arrival to know what was the matter with him.

  • We found the most lovely batch of letters, almost worth being away from home for ten days, on our arrival here at 12 o'clock P.

  • We have been wishing to see a bear; at a safe distance, perhaps, but have never succeeded, though several have been killed since our arrival.

  • These inconveniences, however, were soon forgotten on our arrival at our destination, amidst the feelings excited and the associations raised by the objects that presented themselves.

  • It was arranged that they should join us at Plymouth, and on our arrival there on the 20th of June--having called at Portsmouth on our way--we found them anxiously expecting us.

  • On our arrival at Sydney in 1838, we found speculation at its height: land-jobbers were carrying on a reckless and most gainful trade, utterly regardless of that revulsion they were doomed soon to experience.

  • An order which had been issued on our arrival in Cairo for watching the criers of the mosques had for some weeks been neglected.

  • On our arrival at Rastadt I soon found that General Bonaparte was determined to stay there only a short time.

  • Croisier, who was mentioned on our arrival at Damanhour and on the capture of Jaffa, had in vain courted death since the commencement of the siege.

  • The intrigues throughout Europe had not succeeded in causing the ports of that island to be opened to us immediately on our arrival.

  • On our arrival at Ajaccio we learnt the death of Joubert, and the loss of the battle of Novi, which was fought on the 15th of August.

  • Fritz uttered a shout of joy, and fired off his gun, as a signal of our arrival.

  • It was determined we should all go, as, on our arrival at Falcon's Nest, we discovered many other supplies wanting.

  • We found, on our arrival, that this strange phenomenon was caused by a shoal of herrings.

  • We went to the cathedral the first morning after our arrival in Seville, because we did not know how soon we might go away, and then we went every morning or every afternoon of our fortnight there.

  • Now, from the morning of our arrival we have had trouble with the Mullarkey door-knobs, which come off continually, and lie on the floors at one side of the door or the other.

  • We asked, on our arrival at Knockarney House, if we might breakfast at a regular hour,--say eight thirty.

  • Salemina and I went to call on Mr. Jordan the very next day after our arrival at Knockcool.

  • Within a few days of our arrival in London we were placed for education in a school at Chelsea.

  • On our arrival in London we repaired to my father's lodgings in Spring Gardens.

  • On our arrival at Bristol, Mr. Harris was presented to my mother, and by her introduced to many respectable friends.

  • On our arrival there, I instantly perceived that our misfortunes had outstripped our speed.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "our arrival" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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