Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | The EC markets are closely linked , points out the Meat and Livestock Commission , and , although the sudden , sharp fall in UK prices was largely irrespective of other European markets , a similar move in Continental prices was expected within a short time . |
| 32 | When she went to look round she was both daunted and enchanted by its dark , gloomy interior which was mostly painted green and seemed to be trapped in a 19th-century time warp . |
| 33 | If I add that the majority of Cubists were formerly considered to be Fauves , I can demonstrate how far these young artists have come in a short time and the logic of their vision . |
| 34 | Would this be just another experience for him — a satisfying of his sexual needs , to be forgotten within a short time ? |
| 35 | We recommend that future project initiatives of this kind should give much more thought to the structures and procedures , both within project schools and at the level of overall planning and coordination which are required to ensure that initiatives are not confined to a particular time period or grant , and that the inservice implications of good practice resulting from the project are capitalised upon . |
| 36 | ‘ I 'm sad that it folded , but it 's come at a good time , ’ she tells me . |
| 37 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
| 40 | ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales . |
| 41 | " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully . |
| 42 | ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time . |
| 43 | It could n't have come at a better time . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | 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 . |
| 46 | ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’ |
| 47 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
| 48 | 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 . |
| 49 | And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season . |
| 50 | Yes , so what er that council on study and television er could n't of come at a better time Don |
| 51 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time . |
| 52 | It could scarcely have come at a worse time . |
| 53 | This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ . |
| 54 | For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time . |
| 55 | 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 . |
| 56 | 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 . |
| 57 | I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 58 | But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 59 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 60 | ‘ 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 . |