Example sentences of "not have come [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time .
2 This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 ‘ 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 . ’
6 ‘ 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 .
7 The invitation could not have come at a better time .
8 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 .
9 And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family .
10 ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’
11 His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time .
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