Example sentences of "a chance [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bell usually tolls for one of the big championship teams on cup day … this is cricket 's FA Cup … where the small teams the non leaguers get a chance to take on the big boys … the pros … |
| 2 | It is essential that a thorough selection trawl of new books is made , because important titles must be put into stock before they have a chance to go out of print , and because the first year or two after publication is the time that books are usually in most demand . |
| 3 | There again , that 's the best of both worlds ; I have a chance to go out and play stadiums and arenas and then I get to go home and go back to the way I was , although with a lot more experience under my belt . |
| 4 | Italy 's a really wonderful country , I wonder if I 'll ever get a chance to go back . |
| 5 | BRADFORD missed a chance to go back to the top of the Stones Bitter Championship after being hammered 28–6 at home by Castleford . |
| 6 | She had offered Dora and Lyddy a holiday , a chance to go back to their families on their inland farms , but they had refused with dignity . |
| 7 | I 've got a chance to go in with a women 's group up Manchester way . |
| 8 | I hoped I 'd have a chance to call in on your aunt some time today , and thought I 'd ring from Downshurst to ask if it would be convenient . |
| 9 | My third bus dropped me two streets away from home , which gave me a chance to call in at the local florist 's and buy a twenty-quid bouquet on PKB 's Amex card . |
| 10 | Never keep callers waiting while you look for information or try to transfer them , etc. , without explaining what you are doing and giving them a chance to call back if they are in a hurry or if they are calling long-distance . |
| 11 | Treating the whole province as a single constituency gave Paisley a chance to cash in on his considerable personal support . |
| 12 | And it seems I wo n't get it until you 've had a chance to simmer down . |
| 13 | It 's not always possible in London but a short walk might well get you away from the crown and give you a chance to loosen up your legs , contemplate the last few hours and consider how your body is feeling in general . |
| 14 | If someone comes looking for trouble , you are expected to decline his or her offer and give that person a chance to back off . |
| 15 | Talking can often get us out of sticky situations : talking sense to somebody , calming an explosive situation , giving the person a chance to back off without losing pride , or even pointing out the consequences or pointlessness of the whole exercise . |
| 16 | In the corporation of London , for example , the fact that local elections were spread across the year ( with those for the sheriffs being in midsummer , for the lord mayor in September , and for the common councilmen in December ) , and were invariably fought out along party lines , meant that political passions seldom had a chance to cool down . |
| 17 | ‘ It needs a chance to cool off and a spot of water . ’ |
| 18 | The players need to have a chance to settle down . |
| 19 | After six months , when the new employee has had a chance to settle in and learn the ropes , make a thorough and honest assessment of how well she/he is fulfilling the requirements . |
| 20 | Apart from the Harris 's hawks , we did n't get a chance to pick up any more birds until late on the second day . |
| 21 | Not every day I get a chance to pick up that kind of money for doing practically nothing . ’ |
| 22 | And because patients can get up and exercise right after the operation , the muscles never have a chance to stiffen up . ’ |
| 23 | He did n't give me a chance to sit down with him ! |
| 24 | A chance to sit back and remember their magical 3-1 win over Tranmere in the first leg at the County Ground . |
| 25 | It sounds posey perhaps , but Althusser says something along the lines of when there are breaks that 's when you have a chance to change things , a chance to nip in through the cracks and grab the moment . |
| 26 | And although the adultery had taken place abroad and several years ago , the Moons having hidden themselves away in Martinique — Amabel was not quite sure where that was — to give the scandal a chance to die down , what was one to do ? |
| 27 | If it is too strong , the soil will be dry before the animals have had a chance to move out of it and they will die in the soil . |
| 28 | NOTTINGHAM Forest yesterday missed a chance to move out of the Premier League relegation zone when they drew 1-1 at home to Leeds . |
| 29 | Through the management team and erm when marketing had a chance to reflect on that I , I 'll report back to you what our thoughts are . |
| 30 | Lofoten was chosen for this first large raid because it offered a chance to hit back at the enemy as well as such economic targets as the destruction of fish oil supplies , which might impair German manufacture of nitro-glycerine and would reduce supplies of vitamin A and B capsules issued to German troops . |