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Meanings of arriving about in English

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Usage of arriving about in English
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That night we travelled to London, arriving about two o'clock in the morning.
The Glory of the Trenches
2
To Rockland, Maine, in the afternoon, arriving about 6 P.M.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume III, Part 1: 1900-1907
3
We ran down to Molokai, arriving about eleven at night.
The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
4
At twelve, left for Bendigo, arriving about four o'clock.
The Authoritative Life of General William Booth, Founder of the ...
5
So we three followed the collector to his office, arriving about two minutes after the man himself.
The Ivory Trail
6
Fisher's 6th North Carolina Regiment arriving about the same time, is also hurried along to help Beauregard.
The Great Conspiracy, Volume 3
7
Clemens now hurried back to Paris, arriving about the middle of May, his second trip in two months.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 2: 1886-1900
8
Here he rested his command twelve hours, then marched toward Crab Orchard, arriving about daybreak the next morning.
The Army of the Cumberland
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After we had gone through this process repeatedly, we at last reached Memphis, arriving about seven o'clock Monday evening.
Thirty Years a Slave / From Bondage to Freedom: The Institution ...
10
Once the customer deplaned the aircraft, the flight resumed to Houston Hobby, arriving about an hour later than originally scheduled.
Ebony
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A few days after the election I went with two friends to Lawrence, Kansas, arriving about the 15th of October.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
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We wrote to you, Lord Lane, to Grenoble, saying we would be arriving about as soon as you got the letter.
The Princess Passes
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Alexei and his crew would be arriving about an hour from now, with Knight Air's pickup truck in the cargo bay.
Acts of faith
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On the 23rd we moved nearer the line to a rendezvous near Ficheux, arriving about 11 p.m.
The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918
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He will be arriving about the Feast of the Assumption, if he manages to evade "bandit" groups along the way.
A Canticle For Leibowitz
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Mr. Calverley and his wife were presently at Carberry Hill, Lord Ufford's home, where, arriving about moon-rise, they found a ball in progress.
The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)
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