Example sentences of "had a [adj] chance [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Teessiders had a final chance to visit the Gulf War veteran when she opened her hatches on Sunday . |
| 2 | Even then , Cork had a late chance to equalise but screwed his shot wide . |
| 3 | Celtic skipper Paul McStay had a glorious chance to kill off Dundee two minutes from the end , but Bain cleared his shot off the line . |
| 4 | Wilson had a good chance to level after six minutes but completely mishit his kick . |
| 5 | In the evening we all got dressed up to go to a ball nearby , and over dinner I had a good chance to catch up with some friends I had n't seen for years , and meet various husbands too ! |
| 6 | Even infants whose mothers were 40 years old or older had a better chance to survive infancy if their fathers were 25–39 years old than if they were 40 years or over . |
| 7 | City had a great chance to go ahead after 33 minutes but Carlyle , with only the keeper to beat , shot weakly at a grateful Henderson . |
| 8 | One minute before the break Dundee had a great chance to equalise when Dodds broke through , but Maxwell got a hand to the attempted lob . |
| 9 | Twice in the first half he had a clear-cut chance to score , but both times opted for the spectacular overhead kick when a safe , sure-footed shot would have sufficed . |
| 10 | Mr O'Muilleoir had a further chance to criticise unionists for going on ‘ junkets ’ with a notice of motion calling for spending on council trips to be limited to £30,000 . |