Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was told the service was really only for pilots flying unaccompanied , who could not maintain a good lookout whilst otherwise engaged , and that the service applied essentially to commercial operations . |
| 2 | While Adorno confines this category to ‘ serious ’ music , Paddison points out that there seems no reason why it could not include a good deal of avant-garde jazz and such rock groups as Frank Zappa 's Mothers of Invention the Velvet Underground , and — he might have added — some post-punk bands . |
| 3 | He was wearing a grubby trench coat with the collar turned up so I still could not get a good look at him , but there was no mistaking his dimensions . |
| 4 | Therefore he could not claim a good title by raising an estoppel against the true owner . |
| 5 | The SDP did not and could not have a good war . |
| 6 | If there is danger , you could not have a better man by your side . ’ |
| 7 | Built in 1540 , these lovely red-brick stables have been loaned to the Horse Rangers by grace and favour since 1964 , and could not have a better tenant than this exclusive voluntary organisation — exclusive that is to children who do not have their own horses and ponies . |
| 8 | Hilary could n't have a better coach for GCE Maths . ’ |
| 9 | And the championship could n't have a better launch on Friday morning when Carrickfergus ' Michael McHugh meets Paul Daly of Belmont in the opening U-25 singles semi-final . |
| 10 | He knows how I feel , me being an only child … he 's a wonderful husband , I could n't have a better husband . |
| 11 | They could n't have a better time to do it . |
| 12 | but of course the main event of the year at Headingley is the Test Match , and say Yorkshire Cricket Club : ‘ You really could n't have a better view than from the comfort of an executive box . ’ |
| 13 | She could n't use a good friend simply to get herself out of trouble . |
| 14 | But she could n't find a good answer to Karen 's question . |
| 15 | I may not always be able to offer a Danby or a Holmes ( Holmes is available as I write ) , but I should be considerably embarrassed if I could n't find a good view of the Gorge for a departing new graduate or a returning old one . |
| 16 | For a relaxing holiday in a quiet setting , yet with easy access of a lovely beach and the amazing nightlife of Palma and Magalluf , you could n't find a better spot to enjoy the best of both worlds . |
| 17 | It 's just because you 're the poor fish my daughter married ; but then the unfortunate girl could n't get a better catch in her particular sea . ’ |
| 18 | She made up her mind , as she followed Marco into the cab , to see if she could n't get a better deal out of this Hannah Soo . |
| 19 | These puppies are thriving in the warm environment , their owner says you could n't get a better start for young bird dogs . |