Example sentences of "[verb] to stand a chance " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is , if you want to stand a chance of stopping before hitting it . |
| 2 | Teachers must be prepared not only to defend their subject but positively to advance its cause in a hostile climate if history is going to stand a chance of surviving . |
| 3 | This was the crunch match they really had to win to stand a chance of staying up . |
| 4 | All you have to do to stand a chance of winning is answer the following questions correctly : |
| 5 | All you have to do to stand a chance of winning this great prize is to answer the following questions and complete the tie break : |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Sixteen weeks early , and er they er really did n't seem to stand a chance erm of living but a lot of them did and that was amazing . |