Example sentences of "[not/n't] have come [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
2 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time . |
3 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
4 | The timing of the announcement could not have come at a more politically sensitive time . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
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 | His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time . |
11 | ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’ |
12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
13 | ‘ 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 . |
14 | It can not have come as a surprise when , in November 1990 , the ninth biggest US accounting firm , Laventhol & Howarth , had to seek Chapter 11 protection from its creditors , with the ensuing risk of personal bankruptcy for its partners . |
15 | So maybe the lack of interest in Latin American art this week should not have come as a shock . |
16 | Yet his father 's death should not have come as a surprise . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | I felt … well , the offer could n't have come at a more opportune time , could it ? ’ |
19 | ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales . |
20 | " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully . |
21 | ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time . |
22 | I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time . |
23 | It could n't have come at a better time . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time . |
27 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season . |
30 | 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 . |