Example sentences of "a good chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a book on a single subject , there is a good chance that the need for description will be reduced by extensive illustration , while a favourable judgement on the work has already been implied by the choice of the subject for a monograph . |
| 2 | For a good chance of a safe landing , the ground must be seen from at least a thousand feet so that there is time to select a field and assess the wind . |
| 3 | Bear this in mind when using the foot sweep and ensure that it has a good chance of shifting the opponent by forcing him to lift his weight from the ankle to be attacked . |
| 4 | If he backs off too often , he will stand a good chance of picking up a penalty . |
| 5 | There 's a good chance that someone affected by alcoholism works for you . |
| 6 | Readers may have received mail shots with the Barclaycard logo suggesting that they stand a good chance of winning a six figure sum of money and a car in a prize draw . |
| 7 | Firstly they do n't seem to know there 's a good chance that the ‘ picnic ’ will be taken in unfriendly weather . |
| 8 | Therefore , on historical precedent , in contemplating the origin of a modern archbishop we would expect him to be educated at Oxford or Cambridge ; to have a good chance that he taught there ; and to be the son or grandson of a Christian minister . |
| 9 | For a songwriter/artist who the music publisher believes has a good chance of success , it is quite usual for there to be a royalty split of 70:30 in favour of the writer . |
| 10 | As this was something of a lovers ' lane , he had a good chance of catching a couple knobbing on the back seat And Steve , as I 'd already found out for myself , always did like a bit of voyeurism . |
| 11 | Had Lord Mountbatten lived , there is a good chance that Diana Spencer would not have become Princess of Wales . |
| 12 | ABILL improving guarantees on cars and household goods has a good chance of becoming law because it is being introduced by the MP who topped the ballot for private members ' bills . |
| 13 | Mr Wilkinson , whose bill has a good chance of reaching the statute book , believes such a measure is necessary to curb growing surburban problem of overdevelopment through luxury blocks of flats being built by developers on plots previously occupied by a single house . |
| 14 | After an early fright , when Hone half-volleyed a good chance high for Welling , Senior had a header saved well by Barron , Payne sent another over and Gilkes , Reading 's most dangerous player , was just too high with a powerful shot . |
| 15 | The Alpine forecast from the Manchester Weather Centre is to become colder on the weekend with a good chance of substantial snowfalls . |
| 16 | More likely , he will sit on the cash until a good chance turns up . |
| 17 | Any rock lying around on the frozen continent stands a good chance of being a meteorite as — the occasional ice-piercing mountain aside — there is nowhere else to come from but the heavens . |
| 18 | She would have a good chance of sneaking out unnoticed by then . |
| 19 | No matter what your chosen activity ( dance , aerobics , yoga , weight-lifting , tennis and so on ) there is a good chance that some class or club will be available near you and that you can join . |
| 20 | He therefore leaked his deepest , darkest secret , but selectively , to those half-way in the know already ; and he made it deliberately dramatic , so that there was still a good chance it would fall within the wide range of hyperbole or blarney that his listeners already allowed for . |
| 21 | Drifter flowed up the gallop in a smooth fast rhythm and Tremayne said he would have a good chance at Worcester if his blood was right . |
| 22 | I thought you had a good chance there . ’ |
| 23 | Mr Mayhew 's costs , well into seven figures , were funded by Cazenove , which now stands a good chance of recouping them from tax-payers . |
| 24 | Control is therefore going to be important around the greens and for that reason Severiano Ballesteros should be in with a good chance . |
| 25 | DROPPED by Labour for his extremist views , Nellist , 39 , stands a good chance of embarrassing the party by securing re-election in his own right . |
| 26 | ‘ I want to put myself on the map and this Test is a good chance to start doing it . ’ |
| 27 | At that stage there appeared a good chance that the election would lead to a hung parliament with Labour in charge — and that was judged the worst possible outcome for shares . |
| 28 | It turned out there were large surpluses in the BTR pension fund and so a good chance that the transfer value , as well as the potential pension , would be increased in the not too distant future . |
| 29 | Stand-in Liverpool manager Ronnie Moran said : ‘ The other four lads who were missing today managed to train this morning and have a good chance of facing Portsmouth . ’ |
| 30 | Sponsorship has raised about £300,000 for the British Garden , which should have a good chance of winning the competition . |