Example sentences of "chance [prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | George felt anxious that he had had no opportunity to be alone with Tamar , and so there had been no chance of warning her about the groom . |
| 2 | She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him at the flat , but shelved the possibility as unlikely . |
| 3 | If your foe stoops on a ground unit and is locked in combat you 'll have a good chance of catching him in the flanks . |
| 4 | Erm he 'll erm if they accept it it 'll it 'll stand a chance of getting them to the main group . |
| 5 | ‘ Because of the angle I had no chance of getting it over the bar with my right foot so I simply hit it with the left and it went over . ’ |
| 6 | She wondered if there was the faintest chance of impressing them with the significance of her position . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's no chance of seeing you through the day is there ? ’ |
| 8 | Because if we turn back , said her mind , then you will be going away from Nuadu , you will be losing what might be the only chance of rescuing him from the Robemaker . |
| 9 | If the chest is forced open , the same trap will be triggered , save that there 's no chance of defusing it with the extra lock-turn . |
| 10 | Lewis added : ‘ Bowe 's stripping has robbed me of the chance of beating him in the ring . |
| 11 | The tigress was undoubtedly familiar with every foot of the ground , and not having had an opportunity of killing me at the rocks — and her chance of bagging me at the first hairpin bend having been spoilt by the kakar — she was probably now making her way through the dense undergrowth to try to intercept me at the second bend . |
| 12 | Collins , the pint-sized No 10 who used to skipper Leeds , assessed their European chances after watching them in the Makita Tournament : ‘ While they lost to Sampdoria , they never played the way they usually play . |