Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if you are not going to apply for a Legal Aid franchise , membership of the panel will be important for anyone putting themselves forward as a personal injury specialist ( see Appendix 2A for the Personal Injury Panel criteria ) . |
| 2 | The Prince could not have hoped for a better platform . |
| 3 | She could not have guessed how much she would enjoy herself with a stranger , how completely this woman was in sympathy with her , could not have hoped for a new friend to come out , at this stage in her life , and give her so much pleasure . |
| 4 | I could not have asked for a better introduction to the summer Alps ’ . |
| 5 | If the cast had needed a demonstration of Michael Banks 's genuine warmth , they could not have asked for a better one than the way he dealt with Alex Household . |
| 6 | Some of the stimulus for this came from a survey of senior medical students , yet when 30 current house officers were consulted all but two said that , though they would be happy to have the opportunity to apply for both jobs at one hospital , they would not have applied for a one year block contract that restricted them to one hospital . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Clark had , however , made it clear that he did not wish to continue for a further term and , as a consequence of an Academic Board working party 's recommendation , a permanent post was created and filled externally by the appointment of the author . |
| 9 | Individuals need not offer to pay for a good that they can consume if others pay for it . |
| 10 | Dealing with injured bats , unwanted newts and cats with bad breath is all in the line of duty for Christine Hall — and it 's a job she would n't want to swap for a million pounds . |
| 11 | I would n't , I would n't mind going for a few days |
| 12 | Wright could n't have asked for a better way to celebrate his 29th birthday today . |
| 13 | I could n't have asked for a better family ! |
| 14 | Just nine first and you dial straight through , you do n't have to wait for a secondary dialling tone do you ? |
| 15 | For a teaching museum we could n't have hoped for a better gift . |
| 16 | ‘ We could n't have hoped for a better first few weeks of the tour . |
| 17 | The good news is that he charges in 15-minute slots of £5.86 , so you do n't have to pay for a whole hour if he 's only worked five minutes of it . |
| 18 | Lynn says … she could n't have wished for a bigger meeting in which to make her first run for Britain … she 's been training hard since the end of the track season and is in good form |
| 19 | For those who do n't wish to travel for a complete week or fortnight , there are a range of cheaper Flexi Rovers which allow you to choose which days you travel . |
| 20 | Your parents ca n't afford to pay for a new bed . |