Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] chosen a better [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | He had scarcely known Maggie , could not have known that he could not have chosen a better treat than this mysterious park , with its vast statues carved out of the living rock : the huge-mouthed cave with its mighty teeth , the vast stone giant , his shoulders visible through bushes a hundred yards away , half hidden in greenery ; and above all , the great carved stone dragon with its broken wings , and wild Chinese eyes . |
2 | Mr Robin Cook , shadow Health Secretary , said : ‘ We could not have chosen a better issue to put centre stage for the first televised session of Parliament . ’ |
3 | We had a beautiful Spring holiday on the Beauly Firth , and could not have chosen a better time to be there , with all the different kinds of foliage on the hillsides , and the spring flowers on the banks . |
4 | GRAEME HICK finally lived up to his tag as England 's saviour yesterday — and the one-time ‘ Boy Wonder ’ could not have chosen a better moment to put his wretched Test record behind him . |
5 | The kidnappers could n't have chosen a better day . |
6 | And they could n't have chosen a better day ; brilliant blue skies and fierce winds . |
7 | If Rune had set out deliberately to enrage her he could n't have chosen a better way . |
8 | They were ripe for change , and , as it happened , I could n't have chosen a better subject with which to widen the scope of the Church 's activities . |
9 | ‘ But I could n't have chosen a better house than this flat . ’ |
10 | SINEAD Donaghy could n't have chosen a better time to score her first goal of the season . |