Example sentences of "[subord] i have a chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs. Favor was watching the McLaren girl , staring right at her , so I had a chance to look at Mrs. Favor . |
| 2 | Fortunately , the following morning I had nothing to do in particular , so I had a chance to live through a vague sense of hangover . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | Before I had a chance to leave my own people and find out exactly how Anwar had gone insanely mad , Eva came over to me . |
| 5 | Liza took care of that before I had a chance , but I did n't mind this ; she was better at it than me . |
| 6 | ‘ Kicked out of Oundle before I had a chance to get to grips with the first line of the Aeneid , if you want to know the truth . |
| 7 | ‘ — read my mind , then how could you answer my questions before I had a chance to ask them ? ’ she gabbled , and took a deep breath . |
| 8 | It took three minutes to erect the inner tent on its first outing but because it was raining constantly , the inner was a little wet before I had a chance to put the flysheet over . |
| 9 | ‘ You went off before I had a chance to thank you the other day … ’ |
| 10 | Eventually my father lost inspiration with the Clough/Armfield/Stein/Adamson era , but not before I had a chance to see Leeds beat Anderlect ( 3–0 in the fog ) followed by Barcelona ( Cruyft , Neeskens , etc. 2–1 for the aging ex-Revie team to make their way to Paris in 1975 . |
| 11 | The wearer disappeared swiftly into the lift of the Old Intourist Hotel before I had a chance to speak . |
| 12 | ‘ It was a relief , ’ Ali says before I have a chance to ask . |
| 13 | ‘ There was one thing that struck me as a bit odd when I had a chance to look back on it . |
| 14 | I always play for my country when I have a chance , ’ Ballesteros , who last played for Spain in the World Cup in 1977 , added . |
| 15 | They 'll say I took advantage of a widow 's grief to marry her for her money , then cold-bloodedly ditched her as soon as I had a chance . |