Example sentences of "[verb] at [art] bad [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Although she had never shown even the remotest sign of lameness I was looking at the worst case of hip dysplasia I had seen for some time . |
| 3 | LEEDS UNIVERSITY must surely rank at the worst venue in Europe . |
| 4 | LEEDS UNIVERSITY must surely rank at the worst venue in Europe . |
| 5 | She had thought the quantities of gilt ( never did she credit that it might be real gold ) an evidence of shocking vulgarity , had sneered at the bad taste of the ornate picture frames , at the ridiculous excesses of the pictures themselves , and had felt a solid , suburban scorn for the frayed and patched tapestry chair seats and the faded hangings : she had wondered why , if so rich , they did not throw out their tatty Persian coverings , and buy themselves a good bit of fitted Wilton or Axminster in a good plain colour . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |