Example sentences of "could [not/n't] have have [art] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Richard Cawston 's film could not have had a better critical reception if it had been the combined work of Eisenstein , Hitchcock and Fellini , ’ wrote the critic in the Evening Standard . |
2 | I could not have had a better send off , and I realized that the public battles had played only a marginal part in it . |
3 | As for John Smith , he could not have had a better target for his Commons debut as Labour leader … |
4 | I could not have had a better tutor in extra-mural teaching . |
5 | Brian Horton says they could not have had a better match . |
6 | It may be that we could not have had the best of Connors without the worst of him . ’ |
7 | She could not have had an easy childhood . |
8 | Portsmouth could not have had an easier preparation than they had against a flimsy Grimsby side . |
9 | ‘ You could n't have had a golf course made for a man 's game more than that golf course for John Daly , ’ observed the man who has won more Masters than anyone , six all told and now playing his 34th in succession . |
10 | ANDY NICOL could n't have had a harder act to follow than Armstrong . |
11 | The Latics could n't have had a better boost than Saturday 's four-goal demolition of Middlesbrough and Royle said : ‘ That was our best show this season . |
12 | Clearly each player so honoured brings his own style and personality to the job and we could n't have had a better example than from David Sole . |
13 | Not because I could n't have had a holiday only that er we had loads of milk so we had to go and fetch it from the farms and you got ta have somebody to take it out . |
14 | In your case you could n't have had a better officer , in my view , to handle that situation . |
15 | ' They could n't have had an accident , could they ? ’ asked Karen . |
16 | ‘ You 're not saying he could n't have had the irritation , the nerve , the strength to strangle her ? ’ |