Example sentences of "have [vb pp] for a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If the indicators for the first quarter remain flat or suggest a further fall in output , then the time will have come for a further cut in interest rates , by another 1 per cent or more . ’ |
| 2 | Larkins , who made 103 before retiring to give his team-mates a bat , could not have wished for a better comeback , and with Robin Smith making a stylish 70 , England made 263 for four from 50 overs . |
| 3 | Lynn says … she could n't have wished for a bigger meeting in which to make her first run for Britain … she 's been training hard since the end of the track season and is in good form |
| 4 | Wright could n't have asked for a better way to celebrate his 29th birthday today . |
| 5 | I could not have asked for a better introduction to the summer Alps ’ . |
| 6 | I could n't have asked for a better family ! |
| 7 | If the cast had needed a demonstration of Michael Banks 's genuine warmth , they could not have asked for a better one than the way he dealt with Alex Household . |
| 8 | The Prince could not have hoped for a better platform . |
| 9 | Carl Llewellyn , 26 , was having his third ride in the Grand National and could never have hoped for a better experience around the huge Aintree fences . |
| 10 | For a teaching museum we could n't have hoped for a better gift . |
| 11 | ‘ We could n't have hoped for a better first few weeks of the tour . |
| 12 | He should have waited for a better moment instead of acting impulsively . |