Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] have come [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So maybe the lack of interest in Latin American art this week should not have come as a shock . |
| 2 | Yet his father 's death should not have come as a surprise . |
| 3 | Razumikhin himself may or may not have come from the country , but he is certainly a member of the floating , unbelonging population of students and ex-students , and he records in simple puzzlement that Raskolnikov has been growing increasingly moody and suspicious and introverted ; ‘ he has no time for anything , people are always in his way , and yet he lies about and does nothing ’ — a confirming echo of Raskolnikov on his bed telling Nastasya the maid that he is working , by which he means thinking . |
| 4 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time . |
| 5 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
| 6 | The timing of the announcement could not have come at a more politically sensitive time . |
| 7 | For Sinton , who made his England debut in Poznan in the crucial final qualifier against Poland last November and was a member of the England B side that defeated France B at Loftus Road in February , that run could not have come at a better time . |
| 8 | This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ . |
| 9 | She could not have come at a worse time ; a few hours after she arrived , she was a helpless burning hulk , with most of her passengers and crew dead . |
| 10 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
| 11 | It could not have come at a worse time for the Royal Family , almost on the eve of the wedding of Princess Anne to Commander Tim Laurence . |
| 12 | His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time . |
| 13 | ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ In many ways , it could not have come at a worse time because the selectors are obviously considering alternatives after the defeat at Old Trafford and I would like to think I would be one of them . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ God witness , ’ said Llewelyn , drumming his long fingers on the arms of his chair in a hard-driven rhythm that was always a key to the stresses of his mind , ‘ it could not have come at a worse time . |
| 16 | I felt … well , the offer could n't have come at a more opportune time , could it ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales . |
| 18 | " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully . |
| 19 | ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time . |
| 20 | I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 21 | It could n't have come at a better time . |
| 22 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 23 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 24 | But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 25 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
| 26 | New boy , Brian Marwood gave them the lead ; his first goal for the club and it could n't have come at a better time . |
| 27 | And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season . |
| 28 | The eve of the second anniversary of Maxwell 's death could n't have come at a more crucial time for the pensioners who travelled to London today . |
| 29 | ‘ The report would not have come to the Bank as such a surprise either if PW … had more plainly and directly , more consistently , more comprehensively and , if they felt their messages were not being received , more vigorously , brought them to the notice of the Bank . ’ |
| 30 | I would n't have come to the office in the first place if you had n't asked me . ’ |