Example sentences of "have come [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time .
2 It could scarcely have come at a worse time .
3 This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ .
4 For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time .
8 But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time .
9 ‘ 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 . ’
10 ‘ 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 .
11 The invitation could not have come at a better time .
12 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 .
13 And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family .
14 ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales .
15 " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully .
16 ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time .
17 It could n't have come at a better time .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’
21 That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though .
22 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 .
23 And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season .
24 His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time .
25 ‘ He 's rather busy — you 've come at a bad time , I 'm afraid , Miss Holbrook .
26 Everyone had come for a good time , and they did not want it spoiling by some wildmen .
27 If I add that the majority of Cubists were formerly considered to be Fauves , I can demonstrate how far these young artists have come in a short time and the logic of their vision .
28 ‘ I 'm sad that it folded , but it 's come at a good time , ’ she tells me .
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