Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] chance [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The audience toe-tapped along with the lively rhythms and welcomed the chance to join in with the cha cha cha number . |
| 2 | Lofoten was chosen for this first large raid because it offered a chance to hit back at the enemy as well as such economic targets as the destruction of fish oil supplies , which might impair German manufacture of nitro-glycerine and would reduce supplies of vitamin A and B capsules issued to German troops . |
| 3 | They were out at work often till late evening , but gave us the run of the house and William had the chance to get on with some schoolwork . |
| 4 | A country vet , especially in the Yorkshire Dales , never had the chance to get out of condition ; he was always on the move , wrestling with the big animals , walking for miles between the fell-side barns ; he was hard and tough . |
| 5 | She would make a dash for it and be in the garden before anyone had a chance to walk in on her and take her by surprise . |
| 6 | The ball 's he let the ball drop behind him but er he still had a chance to get back on this . |
| 7 | ‘ There was one thing that struck me as a bit odd when I had a chance to look back on it . |
| 8 | BRADFORD missed a chance to go back to the top of the Stones Bitter Championship after being hammered 28–6 at home by Castleford . |
| 9 | NOTTINGHAM Forest yesterday missed a chance to move out of the Premier League relegation zone when they drew 1-1 at home to Leeds . |