Example sentences of "have [vb pp] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It may have formed at the same time as Coed y Brenin . |
2 | At her side , introducing her to people , encouraging her to elaborate on some of her ideas for the future , Luke was urbane , expressing only suave approval , and no one could have guessed at the personal contempt he felt for her , not a hint of it — or anything else personal either — allowed to show through his sophisticated public manner . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Many a display organiser and participant would have looked at the prevailing conditions , shrugged shoulders and turned away from the problem , presented a ‘ weather-out ’ show to the paying public . |
5 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time . |
6 | It could scarcely have come at a worse time . |
7 | This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ . |
8 | For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time . |
12 | But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time . |
13 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
14 | ‘ 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 . |
15 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
18 | ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales . |
19 | " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully . |
20 | ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better 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 | ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’ |
25 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season . |
28 | His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time . |
29 | He stepped away from her and she could have wept at the cold desolation that closed round her . |
30 | Just once , as the waves came up over her feet , she hesitated and gave a short gasp , as anyone might have done at the sudden cold . |