Example sentences of "have a chance [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Darlington have a chance to record their first double following their 1–0 win at Valley Parade last month .
2 The recipes in the Walking Diet are easy to follow and quickly prepared , so that even the busiest people have a chance to cook mouth-watering food that is full of goodness and at the same time is low in fat .
3 It 's a sobering thought and those who are not already drunk or on a train have a chance to do something about it — on the doorstep of their own city .
4 I have a chance to put my mark on this , to do it the way I want to do it .
5 Many bureaux make it policy to apologise to the waiting clients before they have a chance to complain .
6 Opponents to the opt-out now have a chance to lodge objections to the Education Secretary .
7 ‘ I 'll get the supervisor , ’ she spits , and is gone before you have a chance to say , ‘ do n't bother . ’
8 Here , you have a chance to circulate and chat informally .
9 He will be looking to hit the goal trail on Boxing Day when City have a chance to recover ground against Sheffield United .
10 In Section Two , leaders Bangor have a tough trip to Down while at the bottom , RUC have a chance to close the gap on South Antrim when they meet the Lisburn team at Newforge .
11 Today you have a chance to air your views .
12 Hartlepool have a chance to move into seventh place when they play Stockport County at Victoria Ground tonight .
13 Now , though , as the cute and fiery new single , ‘ My Aquarium ’ , is released , we finally have a chance to see if Drop Nineteens are worthy of all the fuss …
14 By taking a two or three centre holiday you at least have a chance to see as much as possible .
15 He is closely connected to both the lovers so , in this book too , we have a chance to see the situation from both sides , although it 's harder to get involved with the main characters and really understand their thoughts , feelings and motivations .
16 It will be nice to spend some time with him too — often the week goes by and we hardly have a chance to talk .
17 But that also means that wild flowers and herbs get cut before they have a chance to flower and propagate .
18 But Jess was not to hear the rumours or have a chance to ask what a syndicate was , because Sally and Salt came back , and seconds later a rather rosy Mrs Stocks reappeared clutching two bottles of brandy .
19 ‘ It was a relief , ’ Ali says before I have a chance to ask .
20 What will he do next start selling the likes of Whelan and Tinkler before they have a chance to mature ?
21 Now you have a chance to save your aluminium cans — and help buy a rainforest in Ecuador !
22 Nevertheless it seems to me that this is a time when we have a chance to examine the utility of A levels in their present form , a chance that may have been missed by the terms of reference of the Higginson Committee .
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 Nina Miklin will be well known to many club members but anyone who has not been able to attend one of her talks will be pleased to hear they now have a chance to go to a choice of two workshops .
26 And because patients can get up and exercise right after the operation , the muscles never have a chance to stiffen up . ’
27 Spray with simazine-based weedkiller the cracks between paving spots before weeds have a chance to reach any size .
28 Such a version of pluralism would assert that pluralists believe that all citizens have a chance to become politically active through individual and group action .
29 Andy Partner and Paul Flowers , regular central defenders in the youth team , thus have a chance to impress in the friendly fixture at Chelmsford City on Saturday ( 3 pm kick-off at New Writtle Street ) with a view to being involved in the Cardiff and more especially the Carlisle clash .
30 I have a chance to catch up with all my paper work , do a bit of teaching , work on any horses , and go looking for more if need be .
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