Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [prep] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Nutty could not think of a good answer and nor could Mr Sylvester , so Nails was allowed to come . |
| 4 | Needless to say , this attitude did not make for a good marriage . |
| 5 | The only female character is Billy 's mother , who is not regarded as a good mother , neglecting her youngest son and having a succession of boyfriends . |
| 6 | Canadian Pound told a breakfast press conference for journalists : ‘ The best of riders can not win without a good horse — you could put a dog on a horse and it would still win . ’ |
| 7 | Teenage farm workers are particularly sensitive to their image at an age when they are dating girls who may or may not hope for a better future than that of a farm worker 's wife . |
| 8 | As Mr Cardinal had indicated , M. Dupont had not arrived in a good temper ; I can not recall now all the various things that had upset him since his arrival in England a few days previously , but in particular he had obtained some painful sores on his feet while sightseeing around London and these , he feared , were growing septic . |
| 9 | Opening a brewery at a time when Britain 's drinkers are supping less beer than they used to might not seem like a good idea . |
| 10 | It was not created at a good time for ballet music and these scores are relentlessly trivial . |
| 11 | You could not ask for a better curtain-raiser to the day 's racing . |
| 12 | Putting his arm around his wife 's shoulder , he added : ‘ When I came down the drive to see you I could n't think of a good reason to give you for splitting up . |
| 13 | I could n't think of a good reason why not so I ushered him towards the stairs and told him I lived in Flat 3 . |
| 14 | I mean everything is , is well , regimented , I ca n't think of a better word |
| 15 | You and the good doctor are thick as thieves , and I ca n't think of a better man for you . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I want to have a full career here and I could n't think of a better way to do that . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | We ca n't think of a better guarantee that you 'll get what you pay for . |
| 19 | Sorvino could n't think of a better reason to get away from the ice-pick drone of the alarm . |
| 20 | I could n't think of a better place to end this leg of the tour than Belfast . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I ca n't think of a better meal than an omelette with salad and French bread . |
| 23 | Post-punk criticism is still uneasy about music that is n't tied to a good intention or specific function , that is n't answerable to a community . |
| 24 | You could n't wish for a better place to work . |
| 25 | We think you 'll agree — you could n't wish for a better match . |
| 26 | ‘ Sure I could n't wish for a better husband for her . ’ |
| 27 | If you try to press petals from a rose that is still closed , the petals nearest the centre will be so tightly curled that they wo n't press into a good shape , and you will have wasted your rose . |
| 28 | The chap is very very experienced , he knows what he 's doing and he 's he you you could n't ask for a better worker really but yes d I I do believe he 's got a problem with his eyesight . |
| 29 | Maybe its a bit difficult for people with either a non UK sense of humour ( I include you Irish folks in UK … sorry guys , but could nt think of a better description … |