Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a chance [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minutes later , at the other end , Roy Gordon failed to accept a chance in front of an open goal . |
| 2 | That is , if you want to stand a chance of stopping before hitting it . |
| 3 | The wounded who seemed to have a chance of recovery were left on the jeeps and were sped off down through the village to the dressing stations on the other side of the River Orne . |
| 4 | Teachers must be prepared not only to defend their subject but positively to advance its cause in a hostile climate if history is going to stand a chance of surviving . |
| 5 | This was the crunch match they really had to win to stand a chance of staying up . |
| 6 | It was decided to recall Blake to London in a manner that would not arouse his suspicions so a message was sent to Nicholas Elliott , chief of MI6 in Beirut , who got in touch with Blake and said that London would like to discuss a chance of promotion and a new job with him . |
| 7 | And the policeman wanted to check his facts before deciding to take a chance on a long shot . |
| 8 | Oh I 've got to take a chance on it . |
| 9 | Montana said : ‘ Steve and the team are playing well so they are not going to take a chance of throwing me in unless they have to . ’ |
| 10 | I was giggling there 's a big fat boy was going to take a chance with this toffee bar , you know , super Sandra ! |
| 11 | All you have to do to stand a chance of winning is answer the following questions correctly : |
| 12 | All you have to do to stand a chance of winning this great prize is to answer the following questions and complete the tie break : |
| 13 | Responsibility for drafting the bill and printing is borne by the Member although financial assistance is given to the first ten members and drafting assistance is given to any member whose bill appears to have a chance of becoming law . |
| 14 | However , everyone needed to have a chance of input into the policies . |
| 15 | In any case , with the church deserted it would be quite safe I felt certain — provided there were no more nasty shocks , I 'd have to take a chance on that — to descend . |
| 16 | However , it may pay to take a chance with SESAME ( nap 2.35 ) , who has been running creditably in top class events and could oblige at attractive odds . |
| 17 | Which of us can afford to forgo a chance like that in these troubled times ? ’ |
| 18 | Others seem increasingly to have thronged the court hoping to have a chance of pressing their suit upon the Queen or a courtier . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm in my fourth season as a panel referee in the Conference , so I 'm hoping to get a chance in the summer , ’ he said . |