Example sentences of "could n't [vb infin] for a " in BNC.
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1 | You could n't hope for a clearer sign of how things have changed in new music over the last decade or so than the sight of five eminent young , or young-ish , British composers applying their ingenuity to the art of writing divertimentos ( two of them even opting for late eighteenth-century period instrument ensembles ) as curtain raisers for last year 's Glyndebourne Mozart performances ( the promised Don Giovanni serenade by Oliver Knussen never materialized ) . |
2 | " But we ca n't find four thousand in a week And , with things as they are , we could n't hope for a bank loan even if … " |
3 | Pity we could n't go for a romp round a canal is n't it ? |
4 | She could n't pay for an abortion herself because Nigel wo n't let her have a cheque book or a credit card , let alone any cash . |
5 | Jenny could n't speak for a moment . |
6 | This was something so endearing I could n't speak for a moment . |
7 | In short , pasta could n't wish for a tastier sauce to turn good old ‘ spag bol ’ into the most bellissima bolognese . |
8 | We think you 'll agree — you could n't wish for a better match . |
9 | Mr Brown said he really could n't wish for a more destructive class . |
10 | ‘ Sure I could n't wish for a better husband for her . ’ |
11 | You could n't wish for a better place to work . |
12 | He could n't relax for an instant . |
13 | She could n't apply for a passport as she was under age . |
14 | I could n't ask for a more caring and loving bunch of people . |
15 | The chap is very very experienced , he knows what he 's doing and he 's he you you could n't ask for a better worker really but yes d I I do believe he 's got a problem with his eyesight . |
16 | Yeah well we , we could n't push for a new |
17 | One could n't look for a stronger and more candid refutation of Assemblyman Keene 's view that doctors think the law is relevant . |