Example sentences of "[verb] i the chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | Signing for Salford and gaining the captaincy of Wales has given me the chance to prove myself . ’ |
| 2 | It 's a compliment in itself that they 've given me the chance … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ And , if you 'd given me the chance to finish , you would also have heard me specify ‘ for the general collection ’ . |
| 4 | It 's given me the chance to look further into two books that I 've really enjoyed reading than I ever usually would . |
| 5 | I would do any job you wished , and to the very best of my ability , if only you 'd give me the chance . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Or rather I would if you 'd give me the chance . ’ |
| 7 | The opportunity to go away from the school and work in a different atmosphere and with people who might have a different perspective on the management of organizations would give me the chance to look back into the school more objectively and question some of the assumptions I had grown to accept . |
| 8 | ‘ Just give me the chance to explain , you obstinate little fool — ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I know fighting Bowe would be exciting because it would be a rematch of the Olympic final and no doubt he 'll be gracious enough to give me the chance to fight him again , ’ he jibed , tongue in cheek . |
| 10 | He offered the pack to Bellamy , who accepted one , and conspicuously failed to give me the chance to take the easy way out by tarring the inside of my lungs until I choked . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm thrilled that the board have shown faith in me by giving me the chance to work with them for another 12 months . |
| 12 | Down on the dark grey beach there was a collection of glaucous gulls and a few purple sandpipers , and then to my delight a snow white ivory gull flew in and settled on the shingle , giving me the chance to stalk and photograph one of the world 's rarer gulls . |
| 13 | I 've got I , I as I say , I feel very grateful to the society for giving me the chance . |
| 14 | Mrs Goreng presented the idea like she was doing me a big favour , giving me the chance to teach the future malai President . |
| 15 | I 'm therefore doubly grateful to you for giving me the chance to meet you today , and I hope that some of the contacts I might make today will stand me in good stead in the job that I 'm doing in Oxford over the next year or so . |
| 16 | So thank you for giving me the chance to , to air that view . |
| 17 | It was the first time I had ever seen a live tennis match — Wimbledon has always been out of the question financially , and the Midland Bank tournament offered me the chance to see live international tennis at a reasonable price . |
| 18 | The tea tasted horrible but at least it gave me the chance to have a little think . |
| 19 | Aside from this , there was an invitation to take part in Poll Tax Bingo , an introductory subscription to a new magazine called Torture , Bestiality , Ritual Murder And Game Shows On Cable and Satellite ! and a letter which gave me the chance to send £10 notes to ten strangers . |
| 20 | ‘ I did n't particularly enjoy being a guest of Her Majesty but the experience gave me the chance to get my priorities straight , ’ he said . |
| 21 | ‘ As a newcomer to AEA the Strategic Options Exercise gave me the chance to focus on some fundamental issues about the way we manage our activities , ’ he told AEA Times . |
| 22 | This gave me the chance to see many different military aircraft . |
| 23 | Her entry gave me the chance to ignore Ernest and present her with Victor 's note myself , which I did . |
| 24 | That gave me the chance to tell what Braden had done , sounding disgusted as I told it so Mendez would have no doubt what I thought about Braden 's trick . |
| 25 | ‘ When I got the sack , then it gave me the chance to paint really hard . |
| 26 | As Granpa Charlie and I always had an apple for breakfast , the arrangement sorted out our own needs and also gave me the chance to sample what we were selling to the customers . |
| 27 | This gives me the chance to have a last word on the World Cricket Cup final . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's been so long I 've forgotten what 's it like , but this game gives me the chance to change that . |
| 29 | ‘ That gives me the chance of winning all four major titles in a row , with Barcelona already in the bag . |
| 30 | Gives me the chance to get a few things done . ’ |