Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] a [adj] chance [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 One minute before the break Dundee had a great chance to equalise when Dodds broke through , but Maxwell got a hand to the attempted lob .
2 And Coleraine missed a golden chance to get back into the game when Collins saved a Dave Nicholls penalty in the 48th minute .
3 Celtic skipper Paul McStay had a glorious chance to kill off Dundee two minutes from the end , but Bain cleared his shot off the line .
4 Even then , Cork had a late chance to equalise but screwed his shot wide .
5 Wilson had a good chance to level after six minutes but completely mishit his kick .
6 Five minutes before the interval , Witney wasted a glorious chance to go in front .
7 MARLOW 'S Kenny Glasgow missed a glorious chance to settle this tense FA Cup second round tie .
8 With the last puck of the drawn game O'Connor squandered a gilt-edged chance to secure victory when his free drifted wide of the Cork posts .
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