Example sentences of "[adv] have choose a " 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 Keld is a Norse word meaning ‘ a spring ’ and the first settlers here could not have chosen a more appropriate name for there is always the sound of water ; the little cluster of stone buildings occupies a headland thrust into the turbulent cataracts of the Swale , in infancy Yorkshire 's most exuberant river .
4 In retrospect , I know now that I could not have chosen a more co-operative species than the chub with which to begin a vocation in big-fish angling .
5 Paul Manville had to be given his due — he could not have chosen a more apt record to convey his message .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 From her family 's point of view she could scarcely have chosen a more unsuitable lover .
9 She hates being photographed and wonders if she should ever have chosen a career in television .
10 He could hardly have chosen a more exciting match than Sunday 's in which to run the rule over Yorkshire , but Robinson admits he 's a bad watcher of cricket .
11 In the event , there was little snow and I could probably have chosen a lighter fabric-and-leather boot with a Goretex or Sympatex lining .
12 ‘ But I could n't have chosen a better house than this flat . ’
13 WIMBLEDON 'S Vinnie Jones could n't have chosen a less appropriate place than Old Trafford to expound on his vision of Premier League football as a glorified hangover cure .
14 The kidnappers could n't have chosen a better day .
15 He had made a few calls , but could n't have chosen a worse time to be setting up a casual liaison .
16 If Rune had set out deliberately to enrage her he could n't have chosen a better way .
17 And I could n't have chosen a better three weeks to absent myself .
18 SINEAD Donaghy could n't have chosen a better time to score her first goal of the season .
19 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 .
20 And they could n't have chosen a better day ; brilliant blue skies and fierce winds .
21 ‘ It 's not terribly easy to go away with that sort of thing ringing in your ears , but for all that I could n't have chosen a more marvellous or rewarding life . ’
22 Also by competing it risks cannibalising its own best profit sources : IBM selling an AS/400 mini is a triumph if the buyer would otherwise have chosen a DEC VAX , but a financial disaster for IBM if it replaces an IBM mainframe .
23 A second recognised that she may actually have chosen a philandering partner because she 's frightened of lifetime exclusivity herself .
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