they were arriving
-arrivaient
Past progressive they conjugation of arrive.

arrive

The individuals were arrested in front of the Government Palace by members of the judicial police as they were arriving to attend a negotiation with the Chiapas State government.
Ils ont été arrêtés devant le palais du gouvernement par des membres de la police judiciaire alors qu'ils venaient participer à des négociations avec le gouvernement de l'État du Chiapas.
This very week, this summer, on the island where I live, we have seen the bodies of illegal immigrants who have been flung from the boats on which they were arriving by Moroccan skippers who form genuine mafias.
Cette semaine, cet été, sur l' île où je vis, nous avons vu passer les cadavres des immigrants clandestins jetés des embarcations de fortune sur lesquels ils avaient été placés par des patrons marocains qui forment de véritables mafias.
Also this year, numerous Croatian pilgrims came on bare feet. They were arriving already during the night, after having walked many kilometres.
Cette année aussi, de nombreux pèlerins croates, traversant des dizaines de kilomètres pieds nus, sont arrivés à Medjugorje déjà au cours de la nuit.
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