Example sentences of "chosen a [adj -er] " 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 | And the victim could have chosen a better place to voice throaty communist sentiments . |
| 4 | ‘ But I could n't have chosen a better house than this flat . ’ |
| 5 | The kidnappers could n't have chosen a better day . |
| 6 | If Rune had set out deliberately to enrage her he could n't have chosen a better way . |
| 7 | And I could n't have chosen a better three weeks to absent myself . |
| 8 | SINEAD Donaghy could n't have chosen a better time to score her first goal of the season . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | but the actual extract as , as Cath said to me the other day , you know she felt sure and I said to her you know in a full length film they could 've actually chosen a better moment |
| 11 | And they could n't have chosen a better day ; brilliant blue skies and fierce winds . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He had made a few calls , but could n't have chosen a worse time to be setting up a casual liaison . |
| 15 | 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 . |