Example sentences of "not have [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should not have to apologize for a vow of celibacy . |
| 2 | The Prince could not have hoped for a better platform . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | At Darlington , so that they would not have to wait for a connection , they had hired a special train to Richmond , where they were met . |
| 5 | He could not have asked for a clearer-case of his anti-Christian enemy ‘ trampling on the moral law ’ than in Hungary . |
| 6 | I could not have asked for a better introduction to the summer Alps ’ . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Some of the stimulus for this came from a survey of senior medical students , yet when 30 current house officers were consulted all but two said that , though they would be happy to have the opportunity to apply for both jobs at one hospital , they would not have applied for a one year block contract that restricted them to one hospital . |
| 9 | 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 . |