Example sentences of "have a chance [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the engagement period is to be protracted because the couple are young or studying , there may be a big party not unlike a small-scale version of the wedding at which the future bride has a chance to display her ring to well-wishers and acquire presents for the new home , for which the guests must be thanked . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr Evans has a chance to put things right by admitting a mistake was made and cancelling the increase . ’ |
| 3 | some local authorities have institutionalised unlawful practices such as having a second internal review before the case has a chance to go to a Review Board ; |
| 4 | Second , he has a chance to assess the realities on the ground : East Germany 's internal political balance , and the prospects for the Honecker succession . |
| 5 | It is vitally important that the line chosen is correct and straight so that the horse has a chance to assess each problem . |
| 6 | Now Mr Major has a chance to drive that message home . |
| 7 | THE BOOM in colourful , vigorous Impressionist-style paintings which , with some astute promotion by auctioneers , has already rippled through the markets for the Scottish colourists , Italian , Scandinavian and Irish art , now has a chance to affect Belgian art , at Christie 's on Thursday . |
| 8 | Television commentator Earle Kirton , the assistant coach , has a chance to implement some of his more ‘ spectacular ’ ideas on player selection . |
| 9 | For the first time in decades , the nation has a chance to decide what to do with it . |
| 10 | EUROPE 'S star filly User Friendly has a chance to restore some British pride in the Japan Cup this month . |
| 11 | Dr Pentreath , speaking at the European Study Conference in London , said the teeth of the NRA were likely to be drawn by the bill before the organisation has a chance to use them . |
| 12 | It is tempting to buy a small unit of Wolf Riders and use them to race ahead of your army , move around the enemy 's flanks , and maybe to attack his war machines before he has a chance to use them on your main force . |
| 13 | By converting land into pasture for several years , the land has a chance to recover and rid itself of the heavy level of chemicals in its soil . |
| 14 | Detective Inspector Frank Wilkinson of Skelmersdale CID said : ‘ We want to find this man before he has a chance to do the same thing again . |
| 15 | If my hon. Friend has a chance to visit any of the executive agencies , as I do , he will be very impressed by the way that they are tackling their tasks . |
| 16 | Since the egg can not enter the oviduct , the treatment consists of removing it from the ovary prior to ovulation , fertilizing it in the laboratory , and placing the proembryo into the uterus where it has a chance to implant . |
| 17 | Insofar as Leapor presents herself as genuinely ugly , she has a chance to confound the gentleman 's expectation that a gifted writer will also have a charming appearance . |
| 18 | The one-trial conditioning procedure achieves this since acquisition is over before the shock has a chance to lose effectiveness . |
| 19 | Skipper Gary Bell will have a new front-row partner in former CIYMS and Ulster under 20 prop Brian Barrett who has a chance to usurp Brian McKibbin . |
| 20 | Jean interrupts her before she has a chance to fumble into what those things are . |
| 21 | In the linking-up of the threads of the topic , the flexibility of the program may provide the gradual building-up of links so that the student has a chance to see the development from various angles . |
| 22 | This way everybody has a chance to air their opinions and everybody 's voice is represented at the meeting . |
| 23 | Make a point of visiting friends with children before starting at the mother-and-toddler group , so she has a chance to widen her circle before meeting more children and being overwhelmed . |
| 24 | When the House finally has a chance to debate the matter the Minister of State takes 40 minutes over his speech . |
| 25 | Nonetheless , two microseconds is a long time compared with many things that happen in and around the atomic nucleus , and the muon has a chance to initiate several fusions before it dies . |
| 26 | Now she too has a chance to eat . |
| 27 | The silence may not last — but for as long as it does , the government has a chance to strengthen France 's macroeconomic foundations . |
| 28 | The enemy has a chance to out-fly you , and if he has a better machine he will probably kill you . |
| 29 | Newry defender Errol Lutton , called into the 20-strong Irish training panel earlier this week , has a chance to impress coach Cees Koppelaar , but it 's not clear yet whether he will line out for Ireland or for his club ! |
| 30 | With Stephen Pears injured , Ironside has a chance to share in a momentous day in the club 's history . |