Example sentences of "[art] chance of [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both for different , but similar , reasons have turned down the chance of participating in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona in July . |
| 2 | You would n't offer them art if you did n't see the chance of slapping on the cost of paint as an extra . |
| 3 | In the dirty , brutal and often painfully short life of a Goblin the chance of swooping through the air and smashing right through their enemies is just too good to miss . |
| 4 | Her Black Sea fleet had by this time been destroyed , the allies had landed not only in the Crimea but also at Nikolaev to the west and Novorossiisk to the east , and the Turks retained a position at Sukhumi which gave them the chance of counter-attacking in the direction of Tiflis . |
| 5 | The chance of flying to the moon under one 's own power has a probability of 0 . |
| 6 | The chance of flying to the moon under one 's own power has a probability of 0 . |
| 7 | He might have to sacrifice somewhat of pay for this end but he would not mind that owing to the chance of rising in the Imperial Service . ’ |
| 8 | The unusual violence was blamed by Lutheran church sources here on the frustration of a trainload of young people prevented from crossing the now-closed border to Czechoslovakia , and the chance of clambering into the West German Embassy in Prague . |
| 9 | YEOVIL TOWN captain Mark Shail was heartbroken last night over the rash moment which may cost him the chance of playing in the dream FA Cup tie against Arsenal . |
| 10 | If you ever get the chance of going to the catacombs in Rome you will see on the walls a very popular image of the cross shaped as an anchor . |
| 11 | Also , the trio have just been offered the chance of following in the footsteps of The Osmonds and The Jackson Five by allowing themselves to be made into a Saturday morning TV cartoon series . |
| 12 | Without any doubt ZIMBABWE captain Andy Ferreira 's men must count themselves unlucky to have missed the semi-finals , and with it the chance of appearing in the World Cup tournament in Scotland . |
| 13 | The argument in favour of plumping looks at first sight convincing enough : in the later stages of the count your own party will stand a chance of benefiting from the transferred lower preferences expressed by supporters of other parties , whilst those parties will not benefit from the transferred lower preferences of your own supporters since they wo n't have expressed any . |
| 14 | Newcastle had to win both their Group A games to retain a chance of moving into the semi-final , but Keegan clearly saw this as a chance to use his developing players . |
| 15 | Now had I known about this it the time , of course he would not have stood a chance of getting into the RAF . |
| 16 | The Rev Hammer stands resplendent in battered hat , pleated hair and a grin so friendly he might even stand a chance of getting in the Camden Palace , and announces ‘ There 's two shcools of folk — the scholars with 27 different versions of the same sea shanty , and the get drunk/dance a lot/make free love … this is the lot I 'm interested in ! ’ |
| 17 | The Rev Hammer stands resplendent in battered hat , pleated hair and a grin so friendly he might even stand a chance of getting in the Camden Palace , and announces ‘ There 's two shcools of folk — the scholars with 27 different versions of the same sea shanty , and the get drunk/dance a lot/make free love … this is the lot I 'm interested in ! ’ |
| 18 | This experience gave him at least a chance of succeeding in the Caucasus . |
| 19 | But er it was quite interesting and er more or less you got a chance of going through the departments when you were before your time was out . |
| 20 | ‘ Richardson had a chance of qualifying in the world championships but he failed and now he has won his place the officials think that their choice was justified , but it was not . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ But I wo n't know how bad the damage is until I see the physio tomorrow , and then I may have an idea if I have a chance of playing in the first league game . ’ |
| 22 | In such conditions , where drug combinations are not used for an adequate length of time , resistant strains have every chance of profiting from the destruction of their more sensitive relatives , and establishing a reservoir of intractable organisms . |
| 23 | A shot aimed at the right side of the green has every chance of landing in the bunkers . |
| 24 | As for the militias , however zealous and heroic , they had no chance of triumphing over the Nationalist armies . |
| 25 | The skills involved are so varied and complex that whole books have been written about it , and there is no chance of going into the topic in great depth here . |
| 26 | Even at 70 , the energetic Mr Chance can not do enough for those he feels have been restricted in their activities and their education and have little or no chance of mixing with the community . |
| 27 | Countries with a huge public debt ( Holland 82% of GDP , Ireland 98% , Italy 108% , Belgium 134% ) have no chance of complying with the Maastricht criterion on debt . |
| 28 | Victory sent the Debmat Diamonds back to the top of the Gold Cup Northern Section , one point ahead of Berwick while Boro now have no chance of qualifying for the final . |
| 29 | He saw that he had no chance of winning over the militants , and so abandoned the conventional view that a political settlement was essential . |