Example sentences of "would [verb] [verb] a chance " in BNC.

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1 In any case , with the church deserted it would be quite safe I felt certain — provided there were no more nasty shocks , I 'd have to take a chance on that — to descend .
2 Non-tidal and desperately steep , they 'll be too hard for an old fart like me ; but round the corner is a huge , blocky , roofed sweep of rock on which I 'd reckon to stand a chance .
3 It was decided to recall Blake to London in a manner that would not arouse his suspicions so a message was sent to Nicholas Elliott , chief of MI6 in Beirut , who got in touch with Blake and said that London would like to discuss a chance of promotion and a new job with him .
4 We can not know whether a British Government that genuinely wanted a Russian alliance could have produced a different result — but it would have stood a chance .
5 After Alan Duff , very few teachers ' books would have stood a chance . ’
6 I feel I would have had a chance of breaking my North West ‘ duck ’ .
7 both players have agreed their personal terms long ago and at least haaland will travel to england to join forest on new years day.none of these two players would have had a chance under the old rules for work permits — both are under-21 's for norway and both have not been playing for norways world cup team .
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