Example sentences of "have [verb] at a " in BNC.

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1 Why , d' ya get , do you have to retire at a certain time ?
2 For instance , a pupil with hemianopia or a diminished visual field may have to sit at an angle rather than square to the blackboard in order to use remaining vision usefully to discriminate what is on it .
3 The same waves reached Hawaii in the central Pacific less than 5 hours later and must have travelled at a speed of 740 km per hour .
4 Listening to her talk about the make of corset she wore and the neckline shape that best suited her , speaking on these matters with the kind of solemnity they would only have brought to bear on the country 's economic situation or the future of the United Nations , they regarded her with the polite incomprehension with which they would have looked at a Martian .
5 She would never be a great beauty , he knew , but she had a natural charm and personality that lent an extra depth to her character , and he imagined that this would have been how his mother would have looked at a similar age .
6 In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time .
7 The invitation could not have come at a better time .
8 It could scarcely have come at a worse time .
9 The timing of the announcement could not have come at a more politically sensitive time .
10 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 .
11 This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ .
12 For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time .
13 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 .
14 And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family .
15 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 .
16 I felt … well , the offer could n't have come at a more opportune time , could it ? ’
17 His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time .
18 ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales .
19 " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully .
20 ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time .
21 I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time .
22 It could n't have come at a better time .
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 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 But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time .
26 ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better 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 .
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