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Example sentences of "[prep] [art] bad time " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Maddison , 22 , has survived four knee operations and he said : ‘ I 've been through the worst time of my career — now , at last , I 'm getting the chance to show what I can do .
2	Launched in September with no publicity , one of the worst time slots imaginable — one or four o'clock on a Sunday morning ( depending on which TV region you 're in ) — and what looks like the lowest budget in TV , it nevertheless achieved a ratings increase from 300,000 to 1.6 million in it 's first four months and , according to Granada TV insiders , it 's guaranteed to run ’ almost indefinitely ’ .
3	Michel thinks she will be in for a bad time when she realizes it .
4	Moved by her obvious concern , he had written to explain that he had been through a bad time , but was better now .
5	But after plunging towards the relegation zone with just four points from the previous 21 , he admitted : ‘ We have been going through a bad time and We needed this win . ’
6	I know you 're going through a bad time , but my main concern is Maureen . ’
7	You ca n't help worrying when you 've been through a bad time , but do share your anxieties with your family , and with your doctor , who should be able to reassure you .
8	‘ I helped her through a bad time , you see .
9	You have n't seen me since the bad time with the lawyers . ’
10	It will do you good , help you to get over the bad time you 've just had . ’
11	Him , with him : the worst man in the worst place at the worst time .
12	In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time .
13	Whatever the truth , the unwelcome publicity could not come at a worse time for Mercedes — just as it is launching its new top-of-the-range ‘ S ’ model after 12 years of development .
14	It could scarcely have come at a worse time .
15	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 .
16	This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ .
17	For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time .
18	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 .
19	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 .
20	Nor could it have occurred at a worse time .
21	This could n't have happened at a worse time .
22	Newspaper reports on 12th March that the Bank of Ireland is to shed 600 of its staff over the coming years could not come at a worse time for the economy .
23	I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time .
24	Her discovery in Paris could n't have happened at a worse time from that point of view , and she would just have to accept it .
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	‘ 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 . ’
27	‘ 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 .
28	Could n't of happened at a worse time
29	His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time .
30	Having called the election at a bad time , defending the 13-year record , and with an anti-Government trend growing significantly , the Conservatives have found it difficult to say clearly why they should go on and on .