Example sentences of "a chance [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was wondering , ’ said Evelyn , ‘ if you 'd like to swap with me and let me have a chance to go under the machines . ’ |
| 2 | The loyalists now had the grounds they needed to be able to argue that the executive was undemocratic : the people of Ulster had finally been given a chance to vote on the issue and 50.8 per cent of them were opposed to power-sharing . |
| 3 | BRITISH electors are to be given a chance to vote on the EC 's Maastricht Treaty in a rebel referendum run by Tory Euro-sceptics . |
| 4 | Waqar has always preferred to pitch well up , even before the new bouncer restriction , giving the ball a chance to swing over the greater distance . |
| 5 | The Friendship Store is in the downtown area , and so we had a chance to stop on the way at the Tien An Men Gate ( the famous gate providing an entrance to the forbidden city ) , and Tien An Men Square , Peking 's equivalent of Trafalgar Square , except that it is about 20 times as big , and contains about one-twentieth of the traffic . |
| 6 | Carnival gives the poor a chance to mingle with the rich . |
| 7 | I am sorry that we did not manage to pin the overspending of Labour authorities on those authorities and that we did not have a chance to repeat across the country the electoral triumphs that we enjoyed in Trafford , Southend , Brent , Hillingdon , Ealing , Wandsworth and Westminster . |
| 8 | To complete your visit , a browse around the Castle 's excellent museum shop specialising in British crafts and a chance to relax in the Castle Buttery are strongly recommended ? |
| 9 | ‘ I will accept nothing of the sort , Miss Kenton , until I have had a chance to deal with the matter . |
| 10 | Has my right hon. Friend had a chance to reflect on the excellent report produced by Professor Glennerster and published by the King 's Fund , which shows that fund-holding practices are more effective and efficient in delivering health care to patients , and that they use their resources much better ? |
| 11 | It gave her a chance to talk to the patients . |
| 12 | So I suspect that you wo n't be talking to these kinds of men , or do you get a chance to talk to the men that you perceive are part of the problem . |
| 13 | I shall go into greater detail than my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Monklands , East had a chance to do on the kinds of investment that can be produced , rather than the consumption boom which the Chancellor hopes for . |
| 14 | The Park might then have a chance to return to the ‘ wild character ’ which is its chief delight . |
| 15 | Sniffing greatness by association , in flocked the A & R men but with little luck as the bemused James turned their backs on record companies , turned down a chance to feature on the cover of NME ( this was rectified later ) and refused to supply photos in a strange but subtle disregard for the traditional career ladder . |
| 16 | ‘ We 've given ourselves a chance to finish in the top three , a tremendous achievement for a team that was tipped for relegation at the start of the season . |
| 17 | Other locals , not directly involved with the gangs , but basking in the glory and the protection bought rounds of drinks or waited for a chance to join in the conversation . |
| 18 | Fletcher was also denied a chance to check on the form of Kent pacemen Martin McCague and Alan Igglesden who were both sidelined by injury . |
| 19 | Besides , he had not yet had a chance to speak to the investigating magistrate about the pay-off . |
| 20 | ( 29–30 September 1777 ) On 30 September Mozart finally had a chance to speak with the Elector , only to be told that there was no vacancy at court . |
| 21 | A comfortable little dacha in the peace of the countryside , perhaps , or a manipulated exit visa , a chance to get over the border and over the wall ? |
| 22 | Trust Spittals not to miss a chance to get into the papers , thought Dexter with a snort . |
| 23 | You know , give us a chance to get into the play and get comfortable on our feet and we 'll have a go , well , Johnson does n't give you that option does he ? |
| 24 | Give it a chance to get to the telephone . |
| 25 | a chance to contribute to the economic and social strength of the local area ; |
| 26 | You will probably have had a chance to practise with the hand-held mask at antenatal class . |
| 27 | He set up the prize to give aspiring writers a chance to step on the first rung of the literary ladder . |
| 28 | With the help of a native interpreter , Derek had a chance to chat with the Chinese people . |
| 29 | And not until mid-1993 will any incoming government get a chance to tinker with the existing composition of the Board of Governors . |
| 30 | A CHANCE to escape to the 19th century is being offered at a special day school in Cleveland on Saturday . |