Example sentences of "['s] chance of [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What people are doing when they 're gambling on horses is placing their assessment of the horse 's chance of winning against the odds offered by the bookie . |
| 2 | The result severely dents Widnes 's chance of qualifying for the Premiership , in which they have reached the final for the last three years , but could prove a turning point in Salford 's survival battle , provided they are a little more circumspect . |
| 3 | We 'll take a break there , still to come tonight , Roy Keane on Manchester United 's chances of staying in the European Cup , and in a couple of minutes , we concentrate on the Edinburgh derby . |
| 4 | We 'll take a break there , still to come tonight , Roy Keane on Manchester United 's chances of staying in the European Cup , and in a couple of minutes , we concentrate on the Edinburgh derby . |
| 5 | Or perhaps he was merely expressing caution about Romania 's chances of escaping from the Soviet orbit . |
| 6 | Bingham hit out after Charlton had written-off Northern Ireland 's chances of qualifying for the finals . |
| 7 | Bingham hit out after Charlton had written-off Northern Ireland 's chances of qualifying for the finals in the United States in two years . |
| 8 | Several of the early declarations were crucial to the Liberal Democrats ' chances of improving on the alliance total of 22 MPs in 1987 . |