Example sentences of "she had [art] chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | He flourished his bell and started back up the street before she had a chance to reply . |
| 2 | Personally , I did n't think she had a chance . |
| 3 | This generous man with guinea-gold hair had come into her life so unexpectedly , but she just knew that like a guinea he would slip through her fingers before she had a chance to know him better . |
| 4 | He opened a bottle of champagne and before she had a chance to realise what was happening they had been making love . |
| 5 | The Sandrat stood stiffly , wondering whether she had a chance . |
| 6 | He rang off then , before she had a chance to reply . |
| 7 | It was the first time she had a chance to look at him closely . |
| 8 | ‘ Man is by nature a hunter , ’ he went on before she had a chance to speak . |
| 9 | Before she had a chance to enquire or even reply to his question , he was speaking again . |
| 10 | She too paid a tribute to her courage saying : ‘ I feel angry and helpless that her life was taken away before she had a chance . |
| 11 | Then , before she had a chance to rebut that accusation , he added , ‘ And besides , I really was n't planning to spend my weekends here alone . ’ |
| 12 | She thought the remark was odd but before she had a chance to query it the attendant 's phone rang and as he disappeared Rachel went on to the changing-rooms . |
| 13 | Sadly she had no chance to make amends , for she suffered a setback in training when being prepared for the Doncaster Cup and was retired . |
| 14 | She had no chance in competitive company at Lingfield last Saturday , but is well in for her handicap debut judged on her effortless victory in a seller at Nottingham last month . |
| 15 | Realising she had no chance of winning an argument against the use of first names when they were about to spend several weeks alone at sea together , Polly made a brief gesture of acquiescence . |
| 16 | But she had no chance to reflect on this double revelation . |
| 17 | He glanced round , then caught her arm and steered her unceremoniously across the street into a small park , holding her so tightly that she had no chance to break away . |
| 18 | But on receiving no reply , he seemed hellbent on goading her , and she found she had no chance to be passive , meek and mild , when he went on to taunt , ‘ You 're paid well , I 'll grant , but even so … ’ his eyes flicked over her good quality suit which , while not drawing attention to her figure , had been costly ‘ … |
| 19 | Leith exclaimed , and was so startled , by both his words and his attack , that she had no chance to cover how startled she felt . |
| 20 | They were thrilled that she had the chance to come to Britain . |
| 21 | Then he quickly left the hall before she had the chance to reply . |
| 22 | When she had the chance she took hours over her beauty treatment . |
| 23 | She should have gone away when she had the chance . |
| 24 | The road back was easy and she had the chance to look around . |
| 25 | So early , there were few people about , and she had the chance to feel the ambience of the last Moorish palace . |
| 26 | That brief reference to his stepfather was haunting her , and she wished she 'd found out more while she had the chance . |
| 27 | She took a deep breath but before she had the chance to speak someone tapped on the door and a dark , bearded man appeared . |
| 28 | Rachel smiled and searched her memory to ask something about one of his latest records , but before she had the chance to say anything Belinda said , ‘ Is David your boyfriend ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Promises ! ’ she exclaimed on a loving laugh , and thereafter put herself out to be the epitome of all she thought he would most dislike in a woman , shyly calling him darling whenever she had the chance . |