Example sentences of "have [verb] at a " in BNC.
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1 | Why , d' ya get , do you have to retire at a certain time ? |
2 | The same waves reached Hawaii in the central Pacific less than 5 hours later and must have travelled at a speed of 740 km per hour . |
3 | Listening to her talk about the make of corset she wore and the neckline shape that best suited her , speaking on these matters with the kind of solemnity they would only have brought to bear on the country 's economic situation or the future of the United Nations , they regarded her with the polite incomprehension with which they would have looked at a Martian . |
4 | She would never be a great beauty , he knew , but she had a natural charm and personality that lent an extra depth to her character , and he imagined that this would have been how his mother would have looked at a similar age . |
5 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time . |
6 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
7 | It could scarcely have come at a worse time . |
8 | The timing of the announcement could not have come at a more politically sensitive time . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ . |
11 | For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | I felt … well , the offer could n't have come at a more opportune time , could it ? ’ |
16 | His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time . |
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 | I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time . |
21 | It could n't have come at a better time . |
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 | 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 . |
24 | But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time . |
25 | ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’ |
26 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season . |
29 | The eve of the second anniversary of Maxwell 's death could n't have come at a more crucial time for the pensioners who travelled to London today . |
30 | His return to Eaton Park could scarcely have come at a more opportune moment considering that Gordon Hamilton , Stuart Laing , Norman Robson and Davy Nicholl have all moved on during the close season . |