Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [verb] a better [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is danger , you could not have a better man by your side . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Hilary could n't have a better coach for GCE Maths . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He knows how I feel , me being an only child … he 's a wonderful husband , I could n't have a better husband . |
| 6 | They could n't have a better time to do it . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | These puppies are thriving in the warm environment , their owner says you could n't get a better start for young bird dogs . |
| 12 | One ca n't believe that players such as Colin Stephens , Aled Williams or Adrian Davies would not do a better job in the No10 jersey and it seems a far cry from the days when the Welsh stand off factory was in full production . |
| 13 | I do n't think that , they ca n't put a better offer in can they ? |
| 14 | ‘ If you wish to be an academic in the UK I ca n't see a better place than Bradford . |
| 15 | D' you remember the erm , you ca n't get a better bit of butter on your knife , Country Life butter adverts ? |
| 16 | Yeah they 're all nice nice girls you know this is like the other week we was here playing the other team and one of the other team was swearing you know , and particularly you know the girls in , might have not they have the they used to play for Black Bear and you know the that lady that 's up there , she still swears and we stopped her from here used to f this , f that and f the other , we did , we stopped her said if you ca n't find a better word than that to use I should n't bother , you know As you know Shirl do n't like that . |
| 17 | ‘ And you will not get a better service for some long time to come , ’ he said on BBC radio . |
| 18 | It promises to be a very close encounter , but North will not have a better chance to redress the balance against the runaway Ulster League winners . |
| 19 | You will not see a better performance than this all year . |
| 20 | Manager Lennie Lawrence saluted Stuart Ripley 's ‘ wonder ’ goal : ‘ If you watch Sky Television , and watch Italian football , you will not see a better goal than that . |
| 21 | And you wo n't get a better view anywhere in the whole of England . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You wo n't get a better offer . ’ |
| 23 | You wo n't get a better offer ! ’ |
| 24 | He says that the Government want to privatise prisons — but this wo n't provide a better service . |
| 25 | The fellow did not seem to understand me , for he simply said again : ‘ You wo n't see a better view in the whole of England . |
| 26 | ‘ They 'll have to hire someone with good horses , and they wo n't find a better team of animals than we can supply . ’ |
| 27 | Just compare Cosmos value — we are convinced you wo n't find a better deal anywhere ! |
| 28 | Thoo wo n't find a better place . ’ |
| 29 | Even in the first century A.D. the author of the Periplus maris Erythraei can not find a better accomplishment for a king of Ethiopia — to counterbalance his notorious greed for money — than his knowledge of Greek . |
| 30 | We rested quietly and most comfortably in Sligachan Inn , than which I can not imagine a better retreat in the early summer of late autumn , either before or after the great throng , who , coming from north and south to it in the height of the tourist season , make it a place of stir . |