Example sentences of "miss a chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could scream blue murder , but half an hour later would be the life of a dinner party , for she was very vain and never missed a chance to show herself off . |
| 2 | However , though I had missed a chance , the advantages were now all on my side and distinctly in my favour . |
| 3 | You realize you 've missed a chance of meeting King Sebastian ? " |
| 4 | ‘ I should be mortified if I thought I 'd missed a chance to do him a mischief , but it 'd be a cold day in hell before I 'd make a spectacle of myself in the market place . ’ |
| 5 | She 'd missed a chance to go skating with Auntie Joan and when she came downstairs , she found she 'd missed a visit from Grandpa as well . |
| 6 | It is obvious that the FLN [ the former ruling National Liberation Front ] had led our country into this dead end , and the FIS had not missed a chance throughout this campaign to deny that Islam is the opposite of human rights , the opposite of democracy … |
| 7 | Trust Spittals not to miss a chance to get into the papers , thought Dexter with a snort . |
| 8 | He must not miss a chance when it comes through being preoccupied with something else . |
| 9 | And Tom Courtenay , in a rare stage appearance , does n't miss a chance to behave disgracefully as his son and daughter strive to match their romantic aspirations with their father 's penny-pinching ways . |
| 10 | Steffi never misses a chance of coming to Britain , not only for tournaments , and she told me of her delight at discovering a street market on a recent visit . |
| 11 | In some countries if you miss a chance to fly it may be weeks before the weather allows you another opportunity . |
| 12 | The big companies surely miss a chance by doing nothing for the club . |
| 13 | The big companies surely miss a chance by doing nothing for the club . |
| 14 | Durham are missing a chance to impress in an area where cricket remains primitive . |
| 15 | Now , as many times before , the City is missing a chance to put the system right . |
| 16 | Yet in insisting , as many bankers do , that outsiders can not grasp their special business , bankers themselves are missing a chance to understand it better . |
| 17 | Once you were in the chair the tooth was as good as out , because Luigi had no intention of missing a chance to exercise his skill . |
| 18 | Are n't you missing a chance ? ’ |
| 19 | Tranmere missed a chance to make up ground at the top crashing 3-1 against Barnsley . |
| 20 | BRADFORD missed a chance to go back to the top of the Stones Bitter Championship after being hammered 28–6 at home by Castleford . |
| 21 | The struggles in the West Indies in the 1690s were probably less devastating than those of the 1660s , and the French missed a chance to press home an attack on Jamaica when it was at its most vulnerable , just after the great earthquake of 1692 had destroyed the original capital of Port Royal . |
| 22 | In the Tests I played I dropped three caught-and-bowleds and Don Tallon missed a chance behind as well . |
| 23 | Not even a token declaration was considered , though the Pakistan captain missed a chance here to save some money on the sickly over rate . |
| 24 | Meola saved superbly from Clough and substitute Ian Wright missed a chance before Ramos ' corner saw Lalas rise to power his header past Woods ' groping hands . |
| 25 | After Johnson restored Northern 's lead midway through the half , Robson missed a chance to level the scores again . |
| 26 | NOTTINGHAM Forest yesterday missed a chance to move out of the Premier League relegation zone when they drew 1-1 at home to Leeds . |