Example sentences of "this [was/were] a chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was a chance not only to see some sport , but to make some extra money , and many a good profit made on a good deal on the Friday was lost on a poor horse on the Saturday . |
| 2 | This was a chance , but I was frightened of taking it , frightened of exposing myself and failing . |
| 3 | I felt this was a chance for me to put to rest one way or another this thing that had been nagging at me for such a long time . ’ |
| 4 | He saw — Dorothy advising and supporting him — that this was a chance that might not recur . |
| 5 | ROS : Nevertheless , I suppose one might say that this was a chance … |
| 6 | On their last visit four years ago the Aussies were soundly beaten in two days , so this was a chance for some sweet revenge . |
| 7 | this was a chance for everybody around the Skegness |