Example sentences of "i [verb] had a chance " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You can tell the difference by their boots , ’ Irena told me before I 'd had a chance to ask the question . |
2 | But at least I 'd had a chance by then to check out the bit of her which Catherine likes least . |
3 | This was the old slug 's vicious inheritance , Carson thought bitterly , to dump the money on me before I 'd had a chance to learn how to fight for it or to handle it and too late for it to be of any real use . |
4 | When I went back to the college everybody was thrilled that I 'd had a chance to meet the queen . " |
5 | But once I 'd had a chance to calm down a little I realised that what I wanted was you . |
6 | ‘ I know what you 're thinking , ’ she said before I 'd had a chance to say anything . |
7 | At one point , the German countess emerged from the midst of the gentlemen and before I had had a chance to serve her , began helping herself to some port from my tray . |
8 | ‘ Not in the least now that I 've had a chance to study you him . |
9 | ‘ Yes , I like animals but I do n't like being told what to think before I 've had a chance to make up my own mind ! ’ |
10 | ‘ This is the first time I 've had a chance to talk to you on your own , ’ he said thoughtfully , a speculative gleam in his hazel eyes . |
11 | The first time I 've had a chance to have a look through this so could I erm |
12 | Er , Madam Speaker I 'm very much aware of the case that the my honourable friend has er mentioned because he has written to me er about it and I have looked into the circumstances er of it and I understand that the employment service have made no final decision on that particular site and I 'd be happy to respond to my honourable friend er once I 've had a chance to discuss it further with the Chief Executive of the employment service whose responsibility it is but if I could just say to my honourable friend the principle of integrating er the work of the job centre and the payment of benefits on one site is a good one which is for the convenience of er people who make use of the job centres er and er as er er the honourable er gentleman , the member for Workington is indicating from a sedentary position , was a recommendation which was supported by the public accounts er committee and I believe and I believe that it er makes sense to proceed on a value for money basis with this policy but I will certainly look at the particular example in my honourable friend 's constituency with interest . |
13 | ‘ And I 'm not going to commit myself to anything until I 've had a chance to talk to him . ’ |
14 | ‘ I will accept nothing of the sort , Miss Kenton , until I have had a chance to deal with the matter . |