Example sentences of "it [verb] [pron] [art] chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what makes this machine really special is that it offers you the chance to create an unlimited range of embroidery designs . |
| 2 | Now it offered her the chance to get away from him for ever … |
| 3 | It gave her a chance to put everything on hold for a brief while , recharge the batteries after a flight . |
| 4 | It gave her a chance to talk to the patients . |
| 5 | It gave her the chance to be with Marguerite , though , and they talked quite easily as they moved around the kitchen . |
| 6 | As he grew older his favourite view was that of the omnibuses which descended the rue du Bac and crossed the Pont Royal , for it gave him a chance to see the people with whom , for most of the time , he was denied closer contact . |
| 7 | It suited Duncan ; it gave him a chance to absorb his new surroundings , to get used to Russia . |
| 8 | But , as he was to say , it gave him a chance to hear about a convenient ‘ bum doctor ’ in Harley Street . |
| 9 | For example , he took comfort from the deflationary economic measures of July 1966 , which he opposed , as it gave him the chance ‘ to reassert collective Cabinet authority because I see how disastrous it is to allow Cabinet government to decline into mere Prime Ministerial government … if I achieved anything it was by asserting the right of Cabinet to take part in the making of economic strategy so that Harold conceded we must be given that right ’ . |
| 10 | His appearance in the Toyota World Match Play at Wentworth in October was his 17th in succession and it gave him the chance of winning the title for a record sixth time . |
| 11 | She was always quiet , which I liked because it gave me a chance to talk without interruption . |
| 12 | The tea tasted horrible but at least it gave me the chance to have a little think . |
| 13 | ‘ When I got the sack , then it gave me the chance to paint really hard . |
| 14 | Once the French had worked out the tactic , it gave them a chance to run the ball back at us . |
| 15 | It gave us a chance to see what he was like as a person , because normally in an interview you 've got thirty to forty-five minutes in which to make a decision about a person.That can be very difficult . |
| 16 | ‘ It gives me a chance , ’ they heard him mutter , as much to himself as to Andrus . |
| 17 | Sometimes this means they have more room for wheel toys , but often it gives them a chance to make their own den to hide away in with a favourite toy . |
| 18 | They particularly enjoy dealing with Orcs as it gives them a chance to outwit their larger and more brutal cousins . |
| 19 | But in the Edwardian love story , Howards End , her co-star is Sir Anthony Hopkins and it gives her the chance to shrug off the Olivier/Leigh and Burton/Taylor labels she and Branagh have collected . |
| 20 | Brian Tustian , who has farmed organically for five years is looking forward to the opportunity of dealing with his customers personally : it gives him a chance to put the case for organic produce himself , and he can cope better with the variable quantity of his supplies at a market . |
| 21 | Agnew , however , is not certain that he wants to uproot his family — even if it gives him a chance to resurrect his career . |
| 22 | If we expect that much , it gives Him a chance to work . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It 's a dangerous game , but it gives us a chance of winning . ’ |
| 24 | It gives us the chance to change things if we decide to . ’ |
| 25 | Being here means we can cut down our flying time to our excercises in Wales , and With KLemble closing soon it gives us the chance to use its facilities-including the camouflaging of the woodland |
| 26 | But listening does more than that , it gives you a chance to learn and to get things into context . |
| 27 | Encompassing over 200 events and staged right across the country , it gives you the chance to hear over 40 orchestras , opera companies , dance troupes , chamber music ensembles and soloists from all over Britain and Europe . |
| 28 | Ah well it gives you the chance to get , to increase the rent if you er but if you 're happy with them as operators er you can boost your income for the year . |
| 29 | ‘ It gives you the chance to play on the ultimate stage , which is the World Cup . |
| 30 | On the lower rung of legal self-determination the grant of customary franchises might be in a lord 's interests , for it could secure his revenues in perpetuity , even as it barred him the chance of arbitrary exaction ; besides , an early concession might prevent more explosive demands later . |