Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minutes later , at the other end , Roy Gordon failed to accept a chance in front of an open goal . |
| 2 | That is , if you want to stand a chance of stopping before hitting it . |
| 3 | The wounded who seemed to have a chance of recovery were left on the jeeps and were sped off down through the village to the dressing stations on the other side of the River Orne . |
| 4 | Teachers must be prepared not only to defend their subject but positively to advance its cause in a hostile climate if history is going to stand a chance of surviving . |
| 5 | This was the crunch match they really had to win to stand a chance of staying up . |
| 6 | It was decided to recall Blake to London in a manner that would not arouse his suspicions so a message was sent to Nicholas Elliott , chief of MI6 in Beirut , who got in touch with Blake and said that London would like to discuss a chance of promotion and a new job with him . |
| 7 | It was , though , and you 're going to have to learn to live with that fact , because you 're certainly not going to get a chance to put it right ! ’ |
| 8 | Luke Calder was n't going to get a chance to disrupt all her plans for the future . |
| 9 | And the policeman wanted to check his facts before deciding to take a chance on a long shot . |
| 10 | Sometimes you 've just got to take a chance and dive in . ’ |
| 11 | Oh I 've got to take a chance on it . |
| 12 | I know but in April you 've got to take a chance . |
| 13 | Montana said : ‘ Steve and the team are playing well so they are not going to take a chance of throwing me in unless they have to . ’ |
| 14 | I was giggling there 's a big fat boy was going to take a chance with this toffee bar , you know , super Sandra ! |
| 15 | All you have to do to stand a chance of winning is answer the following questions correctly : |
| 16 | All you have to do to stand a chance of winning this great prize is to answer the following questions and complete the tie break : |
| 17 | She walked heavily upstairs again , relieved to have a chance to think through her options undistracted by David 's physical presence . |
| 18 | Responsibility for drafting the bill and printing is borne by the Member although financial assistance is given to the first ten members and drafting assistance is given to any member whose bill appears to have a chance of becoming law . |
| 19 | However , everyone needed to have a chance of input into the policies . |
| 20 | Suddenly he decided to take a chance : somehow they would get Therese on to the stage in that ridiculous boy 's costume and let her sing . |
| 21 | In any case , with the church deserted it would be quite safe I felt certain — provided there were no more nasty shocks , I 'd have to take a chance on that — to descend . |
| 22 | I 'll have to take a chance wo n't I ? |
| 23 | And that she 'll just have to take a chance tonight . |
| 24 | Non-tidal and desperately steep , they 'll be too hard for an old fart like me ; but round the corner is a huge , blocky , roofed sweep of rock on which I 'd reckon to stand a chance . |
| 25 | However , it may pay to take a chance with SESAME ( nap 2.35 ) , who has been running creditably in top class events and could oblige at attractive odds . |
| 26 | Or do you want to have a chance to say something in the light of the way the discussion 's progressed during the day ? |
| 27 | Sixteen weeks early , and er they er really did n't seem to stand a chance erm of living but a lot of them did and that was amazing . |
| 28 | Ca n't seem to get a chance . |
| 29 | Which of us can afford to forgo a chance like that in these troubled times ? ’ |
| 30 | You know it will be your turn to talk in a few minutes , so you can put all your energy into listening rather than trying to spot a chance to throw in your contribution . |