Example sentences of "could n't have [vb pp] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could n't have made a better selection than Keep Talking , a progressive horse both in terms of form and distance . |
| 2 | He could n't have said a truer word . |
| 3 | I could n't have arranged a better still life . |
| 4 | I could n't have arranged a better still life . |
| 5 | He could n't have picked a better place : laid to rest in Père Lachaise alongside such genuine nineteenth-century bohos as Gérard de Nerval , who took his pet lobster for walks in the Palais Royal and eventually hanged himself with a piece of string he insisted was the Queen of Sheba 's garter . |
| 6 | He had made a few calls , but could n't have chosen a worse time to be setting up a casual liaison . |
| 7 | ‘ But I could n't have chosen a better house than this flat . ’ |
| 8 | The kidnappers could n't have chosen a better day . |
| 9 | If Rune had set out deliberately to enrage her he could n't have chosen a better way . |
| 10 | And I could n't have chosen a better three weeks to absent myself . |
| 11 | SINEAD Donaghy could n't have chosen a better time to score her first goal of the season . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | And they could n't have chosen a better day ; brilliant blue skies and fierce winds . |
| 14 | The Harlequin man could n't have provided a better distraction . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | In your case you could n't have had a better officer , in my view , to handle that situation . |
| 18 | ANDY NICOL could n't have had a harder act to follow than Armstrong . |