Example sentences of "[adv] have [vb pp] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , it was true he need not have wanted for female companionship over the past months . |
| 2 | IF ENGLAND had wanted a tough competitive fixture to complete their domestic programme before the Students World Cup in Italy in July 1 , they could not have asked for better preparation that at Blundellsands yesterday . |
| 3 | The best of the autograph collectors would not have accepted for one minute that their pursuit was the poor relation of manuscript collecting proper . |
| 4 | You must get out of this place and do the one good thinking you 'll ever have done for any woman . |
| 5 | It was as clear an indication as he could ever have wished for that Hope was not primarily interested in the immense dowry . |
| 6 | Roy won four full International caps for Northern Ireland , is the only Palace player ever to have appeared for that country and was the first 3rd Division player to be selected for a full international . |
| 7 | The French high command must also have known for some time , but hushed it up no doubt . ’ |
| 8 | We could n't have wished for better weather — perfect sunshine , just the right start for a wedding day and honeymoon/the most beautiful , romantic white Christmas . |
| 9 | Vincent , steeped in the realism of his culture , could never have settled for external appearance only . |
| 10 | Never having run for public office does not daunt this ‘ can-do ’ folk hero who once sent a team of ex-commandos into Iran to rescue two of his employees being held hostage . |