Example sentences of "[verb] stood a chance " in BNC.

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1 We can not know whether a British Government that genuinely wanted a Russian alliance could have produced a different result — but it would have stood a chance .
2 ‘ Without funds being raised he would n't have stood a chance .
3 ‘ A few moments later and he would not have stood a chance . ’
4 You should have nipped into the Gulf of Corinth — you might have stood a chance there . ’
5 After Alan Duff , very few teachers ' books would have stood a chance . ’
6 By such means it could win trust and acceptance of ideas that would seldom have stood a chance when presented through public oratory .
7 Dougal did n't struggle : even if he could have got out of the duvet , he would n't have stood a chance .
8 Now had I known about this it the time , of course he would not have stood a chance of getting into the RAF .
9 If I 'd known that , I would n't have stood a chance . ’
10 But there had been a time , early in the nineteenth century , in Shelley 's day , where the head and the heart had stood a chance of marching forward together .
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