Example sentences of "have [verb] for [art] better [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course it was too early in his life to be certain that the gods had called him , but I could have wished for no better career for him than that of a priest-administrator . |
| 2 | Larkins , who made 103 before retiring to give his team-mates a bat , could not have wished for a better comeback , and with Robin Smith making a stylish 70 , England made 263 for four from 50 overs . |
| 3 | Wright could n't have asked for a better way to celebrate his 29th birthday today . |
| 4 | I could n't have asked for a better family ! |
| 5 | I could not have asked for a better introduction to the summer Alps ’ . |
| 6 | Carl Llewellyn , 26 , was having his third ride in the Grand National and could never have hoped for a better experience around the huge Aintree fences . |
| 7 | The Prince could not have hoped for a better platform . |
| 8 | For a teaching museum we could n't have hoped for a better gift . |
| 9 | He should have waited for a better moment instead of acting impulsively . |