Example sentences of "could [adv] have [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could not have asked for a clearer-case of his anti-Christian enemy ‘ trampling on the moral law ’ than in Hungary . |
| 2 | I could not have asked for a better introduction to the summer Alps ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The Prince could not have hoped for a better platform . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | They could easily have waited for a few days . ’ |
| 8 | Captain Montgomery was a tall , burly character with a jutting black beard , white teeth , a slightly hooked nose and humorous eyes and , in spite of the immaculately cut uniform and four golden rings on either cuff , could easily have passed for a well-to-do and genial eighteenth-century Caribbean pirate . |
| 9 | Sam 's song is simple and obvious , coming from ‘ the voice of a forlorn and weary hobbit that no listening orc could possibly have mistaken for the clear song of an Elven-lord ’ . |
| 10 | For a teaching museum we could n't have hoped for a better gift . |
| 11 | ‘ We could n't have hoped for a better first few weeks of the tour . |
| 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 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 . |