Example sentences of "not have [vb pp] at a bad " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not 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 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
7 | ‘ 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 . |
8 | His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time . |