Example sentences of "[art] outside chance [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The snow hook is actually on the end of the tow line so that in the unlikely event of the karabiner unhooking — as it did once on me — — the hook stays close to you giving you an outside chance of holding on to the team . |
| 2 | Only Anne Gibson has won a singles medal for Scotland in the championships — a bronze in 1987 — and McEwan , just 17 , has an outside chance of repeating that . |
| 3 | It was the young Scots ' first win in four outings and gave them an outside chance of qualifying for the latter stages of the championship . |
| 4 | The Junior boys and Cadet girls are defending champions but much is expected of the Junior girls side , with the U-12 girls having an outside chance of upsetting Leinster . |
| 5 | A fast stage-coach could now cover over a hundred miles in a single day , good roads and weather permitting , though comfort was not necessarily to be looked for and there was an outside chance of ending up with a foul-mouthed and drunken coachman for the length of the journey . |
| 6 | Neither player trained yesterday because of calf injuries , but South African John Paskin has recovered from knee trouble and has an outside chance of making the trip to Sincil Bank . |
| 7 | While Darlington are deep in trouble at the foot of the Third Division , Hartlepool still have an outside chance of forcing their way into a play-off position . |
| 8 | After their winning match against Crewe Alexandra , the Shots polished performance improved their league position by four places , and left them with an outside chance of going up into Division III . |
| 9 | ‘ A draw would keep us in with an outside chance of going to the States . |