Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] have a chance " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Ah , but that is so kind ! ’ declared Madame Gebrec before her friend had a chance to speak .
2 Ukraine would benefit , too , because the sooner it begins to reform , the sooner its economy has a chance of recovering .
3 Elizabeth had written about saving the world and she thought her essay had a chance of winning , the prize was a year 's subscription to the winner 's favourite magazine .
4 Fortunately , though all memory of the accident had been erased , Niki was not unconscious for very long , therefore his mind had a chance to work .
5 Since he became Prime Minister he has had a chance — his predecessor had a chance , too — to increase women 's representation on such boards , but between 1985 and 1990 we know that their representation rose by a dismal 0.3 per cent .
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