Example sentences of "[verb] come at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The injury has come at a time when I would love to be looking forward to making my home debut against Forest . |
| 2 | The joint Royal College of Nursing and Nursing Standard survey has come at a time when Essex Rivers Healthcare is trying to save £2.2 million to cope with an overspend of £1.3 million last year , waiting lists are at a record high and the closure date of a Colchester hospital has been set . |
| 3 | ‘ This validation from the Prime Minister has come at an important time for the industry as it strives to get up off its knees , ’ said Keith Banbury , Chief Executive . |
| 4 | Piaget attempts to map the increasing capacity for abstraction implied by the symbolic function , showing that in this development , language , which depends on an entirely conventional relationship between sign and signified , is bound to come at a relatively late stage . |
| 5 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time . |
| 6 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
| 7 | It could scarcely have come at a worse time . |
| 8 | The timing of the announcement could not have come at a more politically sensitive time . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ . |
| 11 | For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I felt … well , the offer could n't have come at a more opportune time , could it ? ’ |
| 16 | His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time . |
| 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 | ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’ |
| 26 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | His return to Eaton Park could scarcely have come at a more opportune moment considering that Gordon Hamilton , Stuart Laing , Norman Robson and Davy Nicholl have all moved on during the close season . |