Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] for a good " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could not ask for a better curtain-raiser to the day 's racing . |
| 2 | It is time that your creative talents were developed alongside individuals who are of like mind and outlook , and you could not wish for a better planetary set-up to further your aims and ambitions : the past few years have taught you all you need to know about self-survival . |
| 3 | We think you 'll agree — you could n't wish for a better match . |
| 4 | ‘ Sure I could n't wish for a better husband for her . ’ |
| 5 | You could n't wish for a better place to work . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Thus deceived , lied to by the leaders they had trusted , in the chill , grey dawn on Friday 6 December 1745 the unbeaten Jacobite army turned its back on its objective and the long and pointless retreat — pointless because they could never hope for a better opportunity than this — began . |