Example sentences of "a bad time " in BNC.
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| 1 | His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time . |
| 2 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time . |
| 3 | Whatever the truth , the unwelcome publicity could not come at a worse time for Mercedes — just as it is launching its new top-of-the-range ‘ S ’ model after 12 years of development . |
| 4 | It could scarcely have come at a worse time . |
| 5 | It is idle to speculate on the source of leaks — that I did learn in my years in Government — but what was certain was that the Telegraph story could not have appeared at a worse time . |
| 6 | This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ . |
| 7 | For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But senior dental officer Sue Fuller said : ‘ There could not be a worse time than bedtime or before a day time nap to give sugar-loaded drinks like these . |
| 11 | But senior dental officer Sue Fuller said : ‘ There could not be a worse time than bedtime to give sugar-loaded drinks like these . |
| 12 | ‘ Though whether women really have a worse time in this sort of society is a matter for argument , ’ she said . |
| 13 | The professor said : ‘ Judith has had a worse time than David because all of this is not of her making . |
| 14 | Like many European economies , Austria faces a difficult year ; its close links with the ailing German economy may give it a worse time than most . |
| 15 | He had made a few calls , but could n't have chosen a worse time to be setting up a casual liaison . |
| 16 | Nor could it have occurred at a worse time . |
| 17 | This could n't have happened at a worse time . |
| 18 | Newspaper reports on 12th March that the Bank of Ireland is to shed 600 of its staff over the coming years could not come at a worse time for the economy . |
| 19 | I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 20 | Her discovery in Paris could n't have happened at a worse time from that point of view , and she would just have to accept it . |
| 21 | But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | Could n't of happened at a worse time |
| 25 | Morning was a bad time to ask Andy about anything . |
| 26 | Moved by her obvious concern , he had written to explain that he had been through a bad time , but was better now . |
| 27 | They gave me a bad time — they 'd all been in since they were seventeen and they were hard men . |
| 28 | It 's a bad time to commit rape . ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Jose-Maria Olazabal , who arrived in the US as an undoubted front-runner after finishing second to Woosnam last year , had a bad time last week in New Orleans , finishing right at the back of the field . |