Example sentences of "at a bad [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Having called the election at a bad time , defending the 13-year record , and with an anti-Government trend growing significantly , the Conservatives have found it difficult to say clearly why they should go on and on .
2 ‘ Have I come at a bad time ? ’
3 THE YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB YEARBOOK 1992 — McDermott 's withdrawal came at a bad time : an anticipatory profile of the Queensland firebreather leads the 92nd edition , followed by a réumé of others born outside the county line .
4 ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’
5 ‘ He 's rather busy — you 've come at a bad time , I 'm afraid , Miss Holbrook .
6 ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time .
7 ‘ He 's probably come at a bad time , ’ said Pool 's longest serving player .
8 It was a safe house in a bad area at a bad time .
9 Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back .
10 Anyhow , whatever it was , maybe a little , as Jan says , he also had a f a bad flu bug at a bad time anyhow he crashed out of the computer science course and he announced that he was only regarding the computer science course as being a stepping stone to being a teacher so the sensible thing to do would be to go on to the teacher training course at Lancashire , an education course , cos that 's what he wanted to do .
11 The road climbs steeply from the bay to a popular viewpoint at a bad corner often congested by parked cars , causing a traffic hazard that the road engineers have made repeated efforts to remedy , their task being made difficult by a rocky cutting through which the road passes .
12 ‘ Have I come at a bad moment ? ’ she asked .
13 Could I have caught him at a bad moment , could he have mellowed , I could n't believe it .
14 It would take too long and she would n't understand ; besides , she had phoned at a bad moment — Anne was obviously in a hurry to go out .
15 ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically .
16 ‘ Look , I 've got you at a bad moment , sorry .
17 I think you just caught him at a bad moment .
18 ‘ I 've obviously caught you at a bad moment .
19 ‘ Not called at a bad moment , have I ? ’
20 Fury at a bad deed
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