Example sentences of "[verb] stood a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ Without funds being raised he would n't have stood a chance . |
| 3 | ‘ A few moments later and he would not have stood a chance . ’ |
| 4 | You should have nipped into the Gulf of Corinth — you might have stood a chance there . ’ |
| 5 | After Alan Duff , very few teachers ' books would have stood a chance . ’ |
| 6 | By such means it could win trust and acceptance of ideas that would seldom have stood a chance when presented through public oratory . |
| 7 | Dougal did n't struggle : even if he could have got out of the duvet , he would n't have stood a chance . |
| 8 | Now had I known about this it the time , of course he would not have stood a chance of getting into the RAF . |
| 9 | If I 'd known that , I would n't have stood a chance . ’ |
| 10 | You would have thought The Woman In Black would n't have stood a ghost of a chance of survival with just two actors , a simple set and some offstage sound effects going for it . |
| 11 | Some years ago Maisie had swallowed a whole bottle of vitamin pills and , although Henry had suggested that in his view Maisie 's stomach could probably have stood a diet of broken glass , aspirin and raw steak , Elinor had insisted on ringing Charing Cross Hospital . |
| 12 | But there had been a time , early in the nineteenth century , in Shelley 's day , where the head and the heart had stood a chance of marching forward together . |
| 13 | She had stood a moment , a long pause ; at first ( her suitcase , the littered money ) she could not believe her eyes . |