Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] at the chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ However , I leapt at the chance of studying art in Paris . |
| 2 | When he suggested Peter , of course I jumped at the chance — Peter was winning absolutely everything . |
| 3 | When I jumped at the chance , he assigned me to producing the Mart Kenney Orchestra show from the Hotel Vancouver roof garden . |
| 4 | ‘ When Blackburn came in for me , they were well down the old Second Division , but I jumped at the chance . |
| 5 | Naturally I jumped at the chance . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I had always been interested in flying kites ever since I was young , so when someone offered me one for sale , I jumped at the chance , ’ added , whose wife has also become hooked on the sport . |
| 7 | I worked in Norwich for two years and got my City and Guilds in hairdressing , but when I saw an advertisement for a receptionist 's job at a local company ( now ) I jumped at the chance . |
| 8 | I was lucky enough to be offered this house to rent , so I jumped at the chance . |
| 9 | I jumped at the chance , ’ said Mr Humble . |
| 10 | I signed him for Middlesbrough , and I jumped at the chance to sign him again here . |
| 11 | ‘ So I jumped at the chance to join Celtic , a club steeped in tradition and history . |
| 12 | She snatched at the chance to make small talk while she got her emotions strictly under control again . |
| 13 | So you jumped at the chance , but it is , I think th th poverty wage in Europe is it not , not about a hundred and forty , a hundred and forty five pounds ? |
| 14 | For many of us , Betty Jackson 's clothes are simply too expensive so we jumped at the chance to feature the latest Betty Jackson Vogue patterns . |
| 15 | He jumped at the chance . |
| 16 | During a period when Crawford was moving swiftly between film , television and theatre , he jumped at the chance to act on the American stage for the first time . |
| 17 | Actor , Anthony Hopkins , explains that he jumped at the chance to play a part in the film . |