Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [art] good chance " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Anyone who can beat me has a good chance of knocking out Holyfield , ’ he said .
2 ‘ I thought I had a good chance of winning in the end , ’ Vrabel said .
3 The presence of all these species also meant that I had a good chance of spotting the birds that preyed on them .
4 In the evening we all got dressed up to go to a ball nearby , and over dinner I had a good chance to catch up with some friends I had n't seen for years , and meet various husbands too !
5 In addition I feel well enough physically and to be honest I think I 've a good chance of at least two wins tomorrow . ’
6 ‘ I think I have a good chance of getting the 100 by the end of the year , ’ he said .
7 In this instance I have a better chance of getting the ball close by using the slope to let the ball run down to the flag .
8 If she makes sure she is looking good , feeling good , working well , she has a better chance of taking a cool look at him from a distance and deciding if she really wants him in her life .
9 you 've a better chance of coming between her and Pie than I have .
10 the sad news for golfers is that you 've a better chance of watching the sport than playing it at the Oxfordshire club … membership is being limited to 750 and the joining fee is twenty five thousand pounds …
11 I thought you had a good chance there . ’
12 There should not be too much uprooting , and you have a good chance of breeding as long as you do not overcrowd .
13 Entering on the French side still wrapped in cloud , you have a good chance of exiting on the Spanish side , as we did on the morning in question , in flawless sunshine and restorative heat .
14 ( e ) Be sure students on your right and on your left as well as those in front of you have a good chance to see the flashcard and understand it .
15 In every case , you have a better chance of being considered if you are able to put your performance on record .
16 When casting , I have the bomb hanging about three feet from the rod-tip ( if you always keep this distance the same you have a better chance of casting consistently ) with my right hand around the butt and reel seat , and the line looped over my index finger .
17 Keep your exercises plain and simple , and you have a better chance of enjoying them , rather than looking on them as a burden .
18 We 've a good chance that way , ’ he said .
19 ‘ I thought we had a good chance of tracing the Spidex people through London .
20 After we left the lake , our friend drove us inland to a forested area where , he assured us we had a good chance of seeing a great grey owl .
21 ‘ We felt we had a good chance and thought we presented our case well . ’
22 But now we have a good chance of going all the way . ’
23 As for the others : we 've trained hard for them and we think we have a good chance in the swimming .
24 At our absolute best , we have a good chance of a favourable result .
25 ‘ He thinks we have a good chance on appeal , ’ said Middlesbrough Liberal Democrat councillor Joe Michna , another leading opponent .
26 In the country we have a better chance . ’
27 ‘ I take risks , but they 're calculated risks and I would n't take them if I did n't think they had a good chance of succeeding .
28 Even in Wessex and East Anglia the ravaged territories were not always particularly extensive at any one time , and much of the population may have reckoned that they had a good chance of escaping .
29 And in this new structure , where the prime minister 's secretary popped out of holes and asked them what they thought , they had a better chance than any previous dean and chapter .
30 Before the Americans were irrevocably committed , however , and before the French positions on the Chinese frontier were overrun , they could conceivably have strengthened non-communist national forces in Vietnam to the point where they had a better chance of competing with the Vietminh or even , biting on the bullet , the French could have tried to negotiate a settlement , no matter what alarm that prospect might have caused their American allies .
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