Example sentences of "not have come " in BNC.
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| 1 | A little luck would not have come amiss , either . |
| 2 | Razumikhin himself may or may not have come from the country , but he is certainly a member of the floating , unbelonging population of students and ex-students , and he records in simple puzzlement that Raskolnikov has been growing increasingly moody and suspicious and introverted ; ‘ he has no time for anything , people are always in his way , and yet he lies about and does nothing ’ — a confirming echo of Raskolnikov on his bed telling Nastasya the maid that he is working , by which he means thinking . |
| 3 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time . |
| 4 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
| 5 | Although he was never a political defector , he said he probably would not have come back before President Gorbachev launched his perestroika policy . |
| 6 | Proposals to replace our dry sow accommodation could not have come at worse time , with pig prices falling through the floor , and I suppose some would say that we are reacting plenty soon enough . |
| 7 | The timing of the announcement could not have come at a more politically sensitive 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 | Lacking travel warrants , I could not have come home on leave had my father not sent me the fare . ) |
| 10 | This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The traffic that had caused the furrows a mile back could not have come this way . |
| 13 | But the government 's bounty attracted industry that would probably not have come to Berlin otherwise , and might not stay without it . |
| 14 | ‘ We should not have come so far , ’ the thin man said . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , as Primaflora was immoderately aware , he would not have come for these alone , with no heed for the heat of the day . |
| 16 | Nicholas said , ‘ But for Primaflora , the food would not have come today . ’ |
| 17 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It can not have come as a surprise when , in November 1990 , the ninth biggest US accounting firm , Laventhol & Howarth , had to seek Chapter 11 protection from its creditors , with the ensuing risk of personal bankruptcy for its partners . |
| 20 | ‘ The report would not have come to the Bank as such a surprise either if PW … had more plainly and directly , more consistently , more comprehensively and , if they felt their messages were not being received , more vigorously , brought them to the notice of the Bank . ’ |
| 21 | Without it , modern democracy and republicanism could not have come into existence and scientific and technological progress would not have been possible ( and possibly slavery might not have been abolished ) . |
| 22 | The Evil One may not have come between us and God on a personal level , but as an army he has scattered us all over the place , dumped us unceremoniously in our little religious ghettoes and subcultures , and left us to our own devices . |
| 23 | They would not have come up with the rest of the cash for at least another year . |
| 24 | Take a good look at the Writers ' and Artists ' Yearbook , which lists the publishers of all the books on the library shelves , plus some you may not have come across yet . |
| 25 | His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time . |
| 26 | So maybe the lack of interest in Latin American art this week should not have come as a shock . |
| 27 | Dannell throws doubt on the import of these wares into Britain prior to AD 43 , but with trans-continental trade already well established in pre-conquest times , it seems unlikely that fine pottery should not have come to Britain . |
| 28 | The mammoth catalogue raisonné of Magritte 's work would almost certainly not have come into existence if it were not for John ( d. 1973 ) and Dominique de Menil . |
| 29 | Adoption should not be underestimated as a potential problem , and Howe ( 1990 ) estimated that there are approximately 600,000 relinquishing mothers in the UK — many of whom may not have come to terms with their loss . |
| 30 | If the coin had not been put in , the bar would not have come out-the first thing was required for the second . |