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

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1 The heavier atomic bits — the stuff that goes to make up the planets — they had to wait until later until they 'd had a chance to be built up .
2 That 's right , I do n't think they did have a chance first half and we created maybe eight or nine chances , you know , really good clear chances and really we need to be putting more that one away and we need to kill the game off first half when we 're so superior in that sort of performance , you know .
3 David Preece scored the second-half goal that earned them their first win in seven games and , though they remain in the bottom three , they do have a chance of making the Premier League .
4 Anyway , to make it brief , they 've got a chance of doing a six months ’ tour in America from coast to coast .
5 The Duchess says she 's very pleased with the work and delighted they 've got a chance to put their skills on show .
6 It is often said that children have their lives before them and to die before they have had a chance to develop their personalities and lives seems particularly cruel .
7 As they are marginally faster , the ability to begin fleeing before they have had a chance to accelerate to full speed is crucial .
8 And for once , as I will explain , they have had a chance to fight back .
9 As any changes to the Parish Council 's bank accounts must be authorised by the Parish Councillors I would ask you to continue the present arrangement until they have had a chance to discuss any alterations you might suggest .
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