Example sentences of "taking a chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told her of the visit to the farm , reminded her of the discovery of the swan and the bird 's skull ( though he knew this was taking a chance after her first , alarming reaction to the news ) , and mentioned again the note and the feather in his room . |
| 2 | Levine later went upmarket by helping to finance De Sica 's Two Women ( 1961 ) and Fellini 's 8 1/2 ( 1963 ) , but with Mel Brooks 's The Producers , and The Graduate , he was taking a chance on relatively new film talent . |
| 3 | It might not happen , but it is never worth taking a chance . |
| 4 | With Martin Pipe 's Flying Speed , the warm favourite , unlikely to appreciate the soft ground , it is worth taking a chance with Qualitair Memory in the G Evans Ltd Claiming Hurdle ( 1.30 ) . |
| 5 | I believe it is worth taking a chance that FLOWN , who has plenty in hand at his best , goes on the ground . |
| 6 | However , I do n't think it 's worth taking a chance … do you ? ’ |
| 7 | The other , ‘ scored ’ by Lee Dixon in the 1–1 Wembley draw with Ireland , might have required a massive deflection en route … but emphasised the value of taking a chance from distance . |
| 8 | Like Shujan he has had his training setbacks but Armstrong has shrewdly got enough runs into him to go for this handicap and his recent home form suggests it is worth taking a chance with him as he is on the upgrade . |
| 9 | ‘ The danger , ’ she says , a little tetchily , ‘ is not taking a chance . |
| 10 | They were taking a chance . |
| 11 | I would n't mind taking a chance , to sleep somewhere more comfortable than this . |
| 12 | I did n't laugh into the receiver , but the idea of Manning Jackson taking a chance was something new . |
| 13 | Taking a chance , the Doctor stepped out of hiding and descended the gangplank of the Raubvogel quickly , but with the confident air of one who has a job to do and is doing it . |
| 14 | The smugglers were taking a chance in using the Dunlin for this type of passage in mid-winter as she was hardly built for open sea work although she was sound enough . |
| 15 | Either way , she felt it was worth taking a chance . |
| 16 | I 'm never bothered about taking a chance , that 's something I feel good about and it will eventually happen . ’ |
| 17 | The problem is that until such time as a particular expert system is used by a sufficient number of practitioners ( sufficient to be classed as a responsible body ) , anyone using an expert system is taking a chance should the advice turn out to be wrong although it must be stressed that the fact that advice is wrong does not inevitably and conclusively mean that there has been negligence . |
| 18 | ‘ I realise I 'm taking a chance , but I believe the people of Northern Ireland are now ready for this , ’ said Mr Sherwani . |
| 19 | Risky looks the pick on form but suffered a harder race than ideal at Sandown last time , and it may be worth taking a chance with Snipe Hall a real pork pie among the caviar here from the minor league stable of Melton Mowbray trainer John Wharton . |
| 20 | Risky looks the pick on form but suffered a harder race than ideal at Sandown last time , and it may be worth taking a chance with Snipe Hall a real pork pie among the caviar here from the minor league stable of Melton Mowbray trainer John Wharton . |