Example sentences of "come [prep] [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Both families had ties with greater men , who were more concerned with affairs of State , and they were affected by political turmoil , particularly the Stonors , who suffered forfeiture in 1483 for rebelling against Richard III , but both had come through the earlier phase of the dynastic struggle with relatively minor scars .
2 ‘ If the indicators for the first quarter remain flat or suggest a further fall in output , then the time will have come for a further cut in interest rates , by another 1 per cent or more . ’
3 Harry had come into the lower doorway at the right time , and was moving up between the tables to take his normal place among the young fellows of knightly family , his peers .
4 Pluralist approaches , on the other hand , stress that the types of pressures on government come from a wider array of different types of interests .
5 But if Mr 's argument is that windfalls and recycled land are as it were free of any environmental penalties and can be added to his thirty one thousand , then I think that er the way to treat that is to come to a higher number which takes them properly into account .
6 Above all , and most curiously of all , it is to come to a deeper knowledge of the inexplicable mercy of God , and of that fierce love that simply will not let his world go .
7 Pupils can be helped to come to a deeper understanding of other peoples and/or events with the questioner 's guidance .
8 Now that the group has come to a better understanding about some aspect of these problems , how can they feel Empowered to act for change ?
9 The invitation could not have come at a better time .
10 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 .
11 And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family .
12 ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales .
13 " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully .
14 ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time .
15 It could n't have come at a better time .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’
19 That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though .
20 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 .
21 And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season .
22 Yes , so what er that council on study and television er could n't of come at a better time Don
23 In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time .
24 It could scarcely have come at a worse time .
25 This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ .
26 For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time .
27 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 .
28 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 .
29 I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time .
30 But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time .
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