Example sentences of "at a bad " in BNC.

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1 In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time .
2 Whatever the truth , the unwelcome publicity could not come at a worse time for Mercedes — just as it is launching its new top-of-the-range ‘ S ’ model after 12 years of development .
3 It could scarcely have come at a worse time .
4 It is idle to speculate on the source of leaks — that I did learn in my years in Government — but what was certain was that the Telegraph story could not have appeared at a worse time .
5 This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ .
6 For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 Nor could it have occurred at a worse time .
10 This could n't have happened at a worse time .
11 Newspaper reports on 12th March that the Bank of Ireland is to shed 600 of its staff over the coming years could not come at a worse time for the economy .
12 I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time .
13 Her discovery in Paris could n't have happened at a worse time from that point of view , and she would just have to accept it .
14 But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time .
15 ‘ 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 . ’
16 ‘ 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 .
17 Could n't of happened at a worse time
18 His first injury in English football could not have come at a worst time .
19 Having called the election at a bad time , defending the 13-year record , and with an anti-Government trend growing significantly , the Conservatives have found it difficult to say clearly why they should go on and on .
20 The road climbs steeply from the bay to a popular viewpoint at a bad corner often congested by parked cars , causing a traffic hazard that the road engineers have made repeated efforts to remedy , their task being made difficult by a rocky cutting through which the road passes .
21 ‘ Have I come at a bad time ? ’
22 ‘ Have I come at a bad moment ? ’ she asked .
23 THE YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB YEARBOOK 1992 — McDermott 's withdrawal came at a bad time : an anticipatory profile of the Queensland firebreather leads the 92nd edition , followed by a réumé of others born outside the county line .
24 ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’
25 His little show would n't stand much chance of survival if it even hinted at a bad ‘ season ’ to come .
26 ‘ He 's rather busy — you 've come at a bad time , I 'm afraid , Miss Holbrook .
27 Could I have caught him at a bad moment , could he have mellowed , I could n't believe it .
28 It would take too long and she would n't understand ; besides , she had phoned at a bad moment — Anne was obviously in a hurry to go out .
29 ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically .
30 ‘ Look , I 've got you at a bad moment , sorry .
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