Example sentences of "[verb] up the chance [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe life was too short to pass up the chance to experience the kind of volcanic passion she 'd felt with Roman last night … |
| 2 | You could be passing up the chance to obtain the most loving , loyal friend anyone could wish for . |
| 3 | Dana would n't give up the chance to shine in front of all the heads of the fashion world . |
| 4 | You passed up the chance to go the pit then ? |
| 5 | ‘ But people have such bad financial problems at the moment , they have to give up the chance to study and go for whatever will fill their families ' stomachs . ’ |
| 6 | At the presentation , Sir Humphry did not pass up the chance to impress upon the business world the great value of science to their endeavours : ‘ Science , gentlemen , is of infinitely more importance to a state than may at first sight appear possible ; for no source of wealth and power can be entirely independent of it ; and no class of men are so well able to appreciate its advantages as that to which I am addressing myself . |
| 7 | ‘ I played some electric guitar as well , because I 'd never pass up the chance to play electric — I really like it better . |
| 8 | This was that if we did n't take part in the inquiry , then it would be easy for the pro-nuclear lobby to accuse us of ignoring democracy , throwing up the chance to have our say , implying that our case was too weak to risk exposure . |