Example sentences of "[verb] never had a chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we 've never had a chance to get together all the evening . ’ |
| 2 | She realised that more was called for and went on : ‘ I 'm curious because I 've never had a chance to look round here before . ’ |
| 3 | but I 've never had a chance to see the play , and I 've got I 've got a full book of his works upstairs , and |
| 4 | I was what I felt unconsciously I had never had a chance to be : a little girl . |
| 5 | She was blonde , like his Mandy , except unlike Mandy she had never had a chance in life . |
| 6 | Chris 's sister-in-law loved the baby and when he died she was so upset she told Chris that little Tommy had never had a chance . |
| 7 | Being out in those hot countries , you know , he 's never had a chance to learn . |
| 8 | As he says , he 's never had a chance . |
| 9 | She 's never had a chance . ’ |
| 10 | She 's never had a chance in life — but she trades on her ill-luck . |
| 11 | Another distinct group among the long-term unemployed are the very young , many of whom have never had a chance to prove themselves in a job . |