Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] a chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't think I had a chance of getting a job but Workington took the gamble with me and I want to repay them . |
| 2 | ‘ But I did n't really think I had a chance because I have n't acted before , ’ she said . |
| 3 | Car dealer Ricky Evans , 30 , of Basingstoke , Hants , said yesterday : ‘ I did n't think I stood a chance so I 'd thrown the slip aside . ’ |
| 4 | Right has everyone had a chance to look at some stuff since last time ? |
| 5 | Okay so has anybody had a chance to look at some of the things er |
| 6 | ‘ I was wondering , ’ said Evelyn , ‘ if you 'd like to swap with me and let me have a chance to go under the machines . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I hope I get a chance to taste one of her sausage rolls . ’ |
| 8 | Did you ever feel you had a chance of finding it ? |
| 9 | Personally , I did n't think she had a chance . |
| 10 | If you really do n't think you stand a chance , then do n't even think of competing . |
| 11 | The good thing about Sheff Utd ( from SCUMS point of view ) is that I doubt they would go there just to get a draw … they beat SCUM twice last year so might have thought they had a chance . |
| 12 | Well they must of thought they had a chance |
| 13 | well they must of thought they had a chance our bob sleighs |
| 14 | Gaily had thought he stood a chance . |
| 15 | ‘ If we did n't think we had a chance of winning the election we could have produced a manifesto that promised the earth , ’ said party chairman Kees Maxey . |
| 16 | ‘ I believe we have a chance of a good points finish , but of course it all depends on how we qualify on Saturday . |
| 17 | ‘ Gerry Taggart would be a rock in any team and as long as Tommy Wright is in goal we always feel we have a chance against any odds . |
| 18 | Because I do n't think they had a chance of getting in to vote |
| 19 | ‘ It was a good match and because I always felt I had a chance to break Byron I was not too unhappy when I went 3–0 down in the last set . |
| 20 | I never thought I had a chance . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ There was a time when I intended to fight — perhaps I still would if I thought I had a chance and if I ever saw either of them , but it 's hard to fight for a man as elusive as Roman has become . ’ |
| 22 | He added after the 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 shocker : ‘ I thought I had a chance to come back but it ended so fast . |
| 23 | No I think we still thought we had a chance . |
| 24 | We always thought we had a chance if we played well . ’ |
| 25 | We always thought we had a chance if we played well . ’ |
| 26 | The whole squad was eager because they all thought they had a chance of being involved . |
| 27 | In 1973 , the board used the public outcry over leaked reports of proposed cuts in the network ‘ to press for a higher level of investment , which they now thought they had a chance of being granted ’ ( Pryke and Dodgson 1975 : 23 ) . |
| 28 | ‘ Perhaps he felt he had a chance to help , ’ Theodora said . |
| 29 | We brought him to Lingfield last week and he went so well on the sand , we thought he had a chance today , ’ said the trainer . |
| 30 | In 1918 Sanders thought he had a chance to become Chief Secretary for Ireland , but was soon reduced to considering himself as a possible Speaker ; in 1921 he was passed over for Chief Whip because it did not suit the coalition to have such a partisan in so sensitive a post . |