Example sentences of "[prep] a chance [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a chance meeting with two of the England team members , Crisp and Broadbent , in the Hotel lift ( scene four ) , Anderson attends a part of the conference before leaving early to visit Hollar 's apartment ( scene five ) . |
| 2 | Simon lived here as a result of a chance meeting with Mick Leary in a pub . |
| 3 | As a result of a chance meeting in a Blackpool bar with a student journalist , I was featured in National Student in an article about disabled students . |
| 4 | but he has more of a chance to use the resources he gains for goals that correspond to the policy values of his party . |
| 5 | He told of botanising in Sheppey and , excitedly , of a chance to visit the West Indies as physician to the Duke of Albemarle , recently appointed Governor of Jamaica . |
| 6 | Following the family service is the major bonus of a chance to talk to parents informally over coffee and biscuits . |
| 7 | The report into the survey says ‘ many respondents were glad of a chance to talk about their experiences ’ . |
| 8 | His hopes of a chance to escape soared . |
| 9 | They had refused to supply details of alleged infection and this deprived the nuns of a chance to determine whether mistakes had been made , the lawyers said . |
| 10 | The markets of course know that governments may be glad of a chance to change policy in the event of a successful speculative attack , which provides traders the incentive to undertake it . |
| 11 | Jewish leaders said the assassination deprived France of a chance to establish the truth about Bousquet 's past . |
| 12 | Caution after that , caution even after the criminal penalty was lifted , caution even when the social stigma was reported extinct , and in that caution only the occasional pleasure of a chance taken and soon regretted . |
| 13 | There may also be the loss of a chance to provide consistent and developmental counselling for the student . |
| 14 | And when you can be clear about what it is you want and be clear what it is they want you 've got more of a chance to get the solution to win win rather than if you 're just interested in your position and your side . |
| 15 | If it turns out that this is not the case , if it is discovered that the prohibition denies the would-be rapists more of a chance to pursue the good life than it gives their possible victims , then one may have to adjust other features of the political framework to make sure that this does not result in inequality of ability to pursue one 's conception of the good . |
| 16 | But with half an hour gone the poor quality of United 's final ball had left Cantona stranded and still looking for a chance to put some flesh on Ferguson 's bold predictions . |
| 17 | Had n't she been watching the models for weeks and dying for a chance to imitate them ? |
| 18 | from north of the border Joe Jordan could be in the running … he 's at Celtic at the moment but was looking for a chance to return to English football … |
| 19 | from north of the border Joe Jordan could be in the running … he 's at Celtic at the moment but was looking for a chance to return to English football … |
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| 21 | It was that sort of occasion 500 women , many of them wearing posh hats and even posher outfits that they 'd bought for weddings and were longing for a chance to wear again . |
| 22 | Maybe she was just waiting for a chance to go abroad and wanted to be ready to leave at any time . |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday wonderkid Chris Bart-Williams last night pleaded with manager Trevor Francis for a chance to re-launch his season . |
| 24 | Asterix might never have been born but for a chance meeting in 1951 with another cartoonist , Rene Goscinny , at the Paris offices of a Belgian newspaper syndicate . |
| 25 | As we wandered about , we were treated with the kind of curiosity I imagine one reserves for a chance meeting with people from the planet Zarg . |
| 26 | Other locals , not directly involved with the gangs , but basking in the glory and the protection bought rounds of drinks or waited for a chance to join in the conversation . |
| 27 | But please hurry — remember , you have just 14 days to qualify for a chance to add the £15,000 Bonus to the First Prize … and win a grand total of £125,000 ! |
| 28 | Many queued for up to 30 minutes for a chance to add their signature . |
| 29 | I stood on the fringe of the little group for a few moments waiting for a chance to speak to Lovat . |
| 30 | And I 'd go farther for a chance to have a look at people from this planet of mystery . |