Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] at a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roberts , using statistics for 1960 , 1970 and projected for 1980 , shows how in six of the largest Latin American countries , Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Mexico , Peru and Venezuela , the urban population has grown at a faster rate than has the total population ( Roberts 1978 ) . |
| 2 | International factoring has grown at a faster rate than domestic factoring over the past five years but still remains only a small fraction of domestic business . |
| 3 | Between 1985 and 1990 , however , the number of people aged over 85 supported in residential care by local authorities has declined at a slower rate than that for all people aged 65+ . |
| 4 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time . |
| 5 | It could scarcely have come at a worse time . |
| 6 | This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ . |
| 7 | For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 11 | But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
| 17 | ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales . |
| 18 | " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully . |
| 19 | ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time . |
| 20 | It could n't have come at a better time . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’ |
| 24 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season . |
| 27 | If the money had been spent on social and industrial problems then the American economy might well have grown at a higher rate than it has , and technological innovation might have been more rapid in areas which directly contribute to trade . |
| 28 | Nor could it have occurred at a worse time . |
| 29 | According to Mr Dieter Brauninger , an economist at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt , the newcomers could not have arrived at a better time : a period of dynamic growth , when gaps created by the fall in the birth rate in the past two decades need to be filled . |
| 30 | Yet , with Deacon Blue getting the high score covering Bacharach & David songs , and a lot of new bubblegum little more than MOR , ‘ Sundrive Road ’ could n't have arrived at a better time , when there must be a pay-out for mature bands making no bones about playing pop for its own sake . |