Example sentences of "chance [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I had to sell my share in Moffat Engineering , which lost me my chance to drive for them that year … ’ |
| 2 | Mark Roe 's Sunningdale high point : the chance to commentate for the BBC . |
| 3 | For me the high point of the week at Sunningdale was my first chance to commentate for the BBC . |
| 4 | The Festival now brings you the chance to see for yourself Rik Mayall and Phoebe Cates , in a tale of an imaginary friend with a difference . |
| 5 | Finally , we 've wrought just so many major alterations to the basic ZZAP ! structure that we felt gamesplayers who had become tired of the old formula ought to get the chance to see for themselves just what improvements have been made . |
| 6 | Parents can be greatly helped if they have received early information and guidance on the needs of children with no sight or defective vision , and in addition the chance to see for themselves educational provision as well as receiving information about potential placements . |
| 7 | Amazingly , he only got the chance to go for the try because Cardiff players over-ruled skipper Mike Hall . |
| 8 | This is your chance to go for gold , you know . |
| 9 | She remembered Cameron 's voice — This is your chance to go for gold … |
| 10 | As a new graduate , she blew the chance to work for Yves Saint Laurent when she clashed with a fearsomely chic woman while visiting a textile company . |
| 11 | But it 's tr it 's true in most , if you do clinical medicine erm er ophthalmic optics you do n't get to play with the patients until quite a way on , and most of them do n't even get a chance to observe for a lot of it . |
| 12 | Yet in the 1980s Britain missed its chance to reach for those targets . |
| 13 | I had the chance to audition for the transfer to London cast of Another Country which requires young actors to play seventeen-year-olds . |
| 14 | Kylie had just finished primary school and along with Dannii , got the chance to audition for a part in The Sullivans , a long-running soap set in World War II . |
| 15 | First , the Scottish Rugby Union could institute a supporters ' club , where in return for an annual subscription members receive a club magazine and at least the chance to apply for tickets . |
| 16 | November 9 [ the day that the Wall was opened ] provides us with the chance to look for defence savings . |
| 17 | CIBD 's team of Relationship Managers had a chance to hear for themselves how their role fits in with the future for the Royal Bank when they were addressed by Chief Executive George Mathewson in February . |
| 18 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
| 19 | I wanted to do a comedy because I do n't get much chance to play for laughs in Beverly Hills . |
| 20 | The England winger wants the chance to play for one of the country 's top clubs , despite signing a long-term contract last season . |
| 21 | Sinton said : ‘ I am ambitious and want the chance to play for one of the country 's biggest teams . |
| 22 | ‘ If the top players are interested in unification they will offer to help in clinics and such , because these children should have the chance to play for South Africa ’ — NGONDE BALFOUR ( SARFU development officer with responsibility for underprivileged areas ) . |
| 23 | Having been denied their statutory right as British citizens to enter Britain , those East African Asians who were actually being kicked out of East Africa were offered the chance to queue for quota vouchers for entry to Britain . |
| 24 | With constituency support , and the votes of other trade unionists , John Smith was elected Party leader by a larger number of contributing members than ever had the chance to vote for John Major or Paddy Ashdown . |
| 25 | He said that he was convinced that the country did not want change , and was calling the referendum to expose the " lies " spread by " dissidents " about the level of support for multiparty politics ; it would , he said , give " people a chance to vote for me and my party … and to reject the introduction of other political parties " . |
| 26 | These are fixed terms and the elector has the chance to vote for members of councils at district and county ( or metropolitan ) levels and sometimes at parish level as well . |
| 27 | It is a blow to the American who was hoping that yesterday 's inquiry would give him the chance to press for an amendment to the existing whip rules . |
| 28 | The Labour Party saw its strongholds in Scotland and Wales endangered and some of the — younger members elected in 1964 and 1966 , who had been interested in devolution and governmental reform long before the nationalist challenge arose , saw this as their chance to press for a degree of devolution to an elected all-Welsh or all-Scottish council . |
| 29 | Cooper , who saw striker John Gayle sent off after an off-the-ball clash with Daniel Delicari in the 70th minute , stormed : ‘ With a chance to qualify for the semi-finals of the competition , I thought the players would really have gone for it . |
| 30 | You will have the chance to qualify for the highest civilian cookery qualifications available in Great Britain . |