Example sentences of "a chance [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Waqar has always preferred to pitch well up , even before the new bouncer restriction , giving the ball a chance to swing over the greater distance . |
| 2 | Carnival gives the poor a chance to mingle with the rich . |
| 3 | Has my right hon. Friend had a chance to reflect on the excellent report produced by Professor Glennerster and published by the King 's Fund , which shows that fund-holding practices are more effective and efficient in delivering health care to patients , and that they use their resources much better ? |
| 4 | If nothing else it will give the landladies of Aldeburgh a chance to turn in an honest penny at a time when holidaymakers are few and far between in Suffolk . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm giving myself a chance to behave like a decent guy , and you a chance to try being a waitress , since for some unfathomable reason it meant enough to you to lie to get the job . |
| 6 | Fortunately , the following morning I had nothing to do in particular , so I had a chance to live through a vague sense of hangover . |
| 7 | You need a chance to finish on a high , ’ said Platt . |
| 8 | ‘ We 've given ourselves a chance to finish in the top three , a tremendous achievement for a team that was tipped for relegation at the start of the season . |
| 9 | Besides , he had not yet had a chance to speak to the investigating magistrate about the pay-off . |
| 10 | a chance to contribute to the economic and social strength of the local area ; |
| 11 | You will probably have had a chance to practise with the hand-held mask at antenatal class . |
| 12 | He set up the prize to give aspiring writers a chance to step on the first rung of the literary ladder . |
| 13 | With the help of a native interpreter , Derek had a chance to chat with the Chinese people . |
| 14 | And not until mid-1993 will any incoming government get a chance to tinker with the existing composition of the Board of Governors . |
| 15 | A CHANCE to escape to the 19th century is being offered at a special day school in Cleveland on Saturday . |
| 16 | Andy Partner and Paul Flowers , regular central defenders in the youth team , thus have a chance to impress in the friendly fixture at Chelmsford City on Saturday ( 3 pm kick-off at New Writtle Street ) with a view to being involved in the Cardiff and more especially the Carlisle clash . |
| 17 | You now have a chance to compete in a national competition that gives second-chance dogs all the glamour and media attention usually reserved for supreme champions and singing dogs . |
| 18 | But , as he was to say , it gave him a chance to hear about a convenient ‘ bum doctor ’ in Harley Street . |
| 19 | She had seen the technique used before — do n't give the victim a chance to think of a convincing lie . |
| 20 | Programmes set within living memory give us a chance to peep behind the red velvet curtains of the upper classes . |
| 21 | EVERY YEAR the British Film Institute issues a package of British short films by up-and-coming movie-makers , giving you a chance to read for the first time the credits you 'll be seeing on Channel 4 in the next couple of years . |
| 22 | With Stephen Pears injured , Ironside has a chance to share in a momentous day in the club 's history . |
| 23 | With Stephen Pears injured , Ironside has a chance to share in a momentous day in the club 's history . |
| 24 | it gives people a chance to come from the surrounding area , have a beer , relax , and still look for a job |
| 25 | This was not only copper-bottomed security , it was a chance to play with the big numbers and see what happened . |
| 26 | Charles Fleming and I had a chance to look around the beautiful shops , and eat out at the RED SEA PALACE HOTEL ( pure magic by the way ) . |
| 27 | Club 96 is for people who are united by their love of cars and they can all get together and have a chance to race on a real circuit . |