Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] have [art] chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | Words which appear late in the list are remembered easily when recall is immediate as they are resident in short-term memory which has not had a chance to decay . |
| 2 | ‘ As though it 's just been created and has n't had a chance to get fouled up with so-called ‘ civilisation ’ . |
| 3 | cos it has n't had a chance |
| 4 | ‘ He has n't had a chance against lesser bowling . |
| 5 | you see up to now she has n't had a chance to okay maybe it 's erm |
| 6 | Most of the pools in Bosnia are damaged so he has n't had the chance to go swimming much before . |
| 7 | Er , Hugh , would you , you have n't had a chance to say anything . |
| 8 | They had gone ahead of their Australian guide and he did not have a chance to warn them the creature — usually docile — lived there . |
| 9 | I am sorry that we did not manage to pin the overspending of Labour authorities on those authorities and that we did not have a chance to repeat across the country the electoral triumphs that we enjoyed in Trafford , Southend , Brent , Hillingdon , Ealing , Wandsworth and Westminster . |
| 10 | Gavin Hastings was the nominated vice-captain on the tour , but he did not have the chance to lead . |
| 11 | The 90-pupil school in Reigate , Surrey , did not have the chance to assess him because he attended only three mornings in two weeks , she said . |
| 12 | Those handling the interviews did not have the chance to discuss their observations of the candidates till later that day . |
| 13 | Linta did not have the chance to reply . |
| 14 | Although pumping out water can bring problems if aquifers do not have a chance to recharge , groundwater is such an enormous resource that it would be unthinkable for us to stop using it . |
| 15 | In those circumstances , teachers do not have a chance of achieving the level of examination success that might be achieved in more favourable teaching conditions . |
| 16 | So the old faithful customers do not have the chance to compare the new rates with those currently being paid to them ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ I did n't have a chance to get a briefing from Graeme but I did n't get one when I took over from Kenny Dalglish . |
| 18 | I did n't have a chance to succeed |
| 19 | It did n't have a chance . |
| 20 | ‘ His fists were flying so fast , I did n't have a chance to tell him I have Aids . ’ |
| 21 | CROATIA 'S Goran Ivanisevic , winner of last week 's Stockholm Open , destroyed Frenchman Cedric Pioline 6–4 , 7–5 to reach the Paris Open last 16 yesterday and said : ‘ I was serving so good , he did n't have a chance . ’ |
| 22 | Topaz did n't have a chance to reply because Timothy Amsterdam had walked up to them and was staring at the marquis in blank amazement . |
| 23 | It did n't have a chance ; not even a tiny chance of living . |
| 24 | But she did n't have a chance to look , for her mother 's hand struck like lightning across her face . |
| 25 | I did n't have a chance to prove that I 'm somebody as well , that I 'm not nothing . |
| 26 | ‘ A few things have cropped up that I did n't have a chance to talk to you about last night . ’ |
| 27 | But when I got back I did n't have a chance to tell them anything . |
| 28 | Only the white hat did n't have a chance to pull his six-shooter . |
| 29 | ‘ I told you that pair in the Roman togas did n't have a chance ! ’ she cackled . |
| 30 | She was pulled to her feet and managed to aim a kick at her attacker that did n't have a chance of connecting . |