Example sentences of "can not think [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't think of a better meal than an omelette with salad and French bread . |
| 2 | We ca n't think of a better guarantee that you 'll get what you pay for . |
| 3 | So wh what I 'm saying is erm , our modern view , the consequence of this is our modern view of evolution and I ca n't think of a better way to illustrate it than this , is that organisms ultimately are , can really been seen , rather like this . |
| 4 | You and the good doctor are thick as thieves , and I ca n't think of a better man for you . ’ |
| 5 | It 's no five star hotel … but the volunteers on a work week at Didcot Railway centre ca n't think of a better place to spend their dream holiday . |
| 6 | I mean everything is , is well , regimented , I ca n't think of a better word |
| 7 | I ca n't think of a worse crime . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll show ya round with great pleasure , ’ said the affable manager , ‘ but I ca n't think of a worse theatre than this for your show . ’ |
| 9 | GET MARRIED I CA N'T THINK OF A WORSE TORTURE S. |
| 10 | I ca n't think of a thousand acres of natural activity as a void . |
| 11 | Erm a new factory going into the area for example will have a choice between one of Selby 's erm ca n't think of a suitable adjective , large requirement for industrial land , or it will go into the new settlement . |
| 12 | I mean , we do make all sorts of allowances with exams you know , people repeat words and th and they can leave words out and they ca n't think of a eloquent way of expressing that something at the spur of the moment so it 's |
| 13 | She was cursed ( I ca n't think of a stronger word ) with a permanent affliction , or dosage , of a complex which made her feel and left her with , a strange aura of inadequacy . |
| 14 | So that fact that you ca n't think of a next question Phil |
| 15 | I ca n't think of a single occasion in which this might come in handy . |
| 16 | ‘ Since you ask me sir I ca n't think of a single reason — oh except … my voice is trained . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Offhand , I ca n't think of a single good reason why I should tell you anything that passed between us , Mr Barnett . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I am anxious that you should stay here until I return and I can not think of a better way of making sure you do than by putting you in charge of my property , ’ he explained . |
| 19 | I note in passing , however , that , when it comes to squandering the nation 's money , I can not think of a better example than the enormous amounts squandered by the Government in setting up the machinery for the administration of the poll tax , which is now to be totally unwound . |
| 20 | Any team which can not think of a new rhyme , or repeats one that has been chosen earlier , drops out until only one team is left . |
| 21 | As a nurse I can not think of a healthier diet to follow and can see no disadvantages in it . |
| 22 | Among grasses , I can not think of a single one that is not lovely . |
| 23 | Now I can not think of a single occasion over the years , my adulthood when I have been going to theatre arts events of any kind when I 've actually gone out and bought anything as a result of sponsorship of a programme I 've been looking at . |