Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [art] chance [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But whatever age , Stow offers them the chance to meet up with old friends and catch up on the gossip . |
| 2 | Keep them out and you deny them the chance to share in our unpopularity . |
| 3 | The camcorder has given everyone the chance to star in their own home movies . |
| 4 | In fact I broadcast that material , but I cut it into three programmes , and I , I cut in the questions I would have asked if he 'd actually given me a chance to ask them . |
| 5 | There is very little actual fish catching to report this month , so with things being slow it has given me a chance to read up on fish nutrition , something I have a reasonable knowledge of due to once working in one of the then leading fish culture units at Aston University . |
| 6 | ‘ And , if you 'd given me the chance to finish , you would also have heard me specify ‘ for the general collection ’ . |
| 7 | It 's given me the chance to look further into two books that I 've really enjoyed reading than I ever usually would . |
| 8 | Signing for Salford and gaining the captaincy of Wales has given me the chance to prove myself . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We 've given ourselves a chance to finish in the top three , a tremendous achievement for a team that was tipped for relegation at the start of the season . |
| 10 | The call would have given someone the chance to replace the spare set in the security cupboard here . |
| 11 | His only regret yesterday was to fail from seven feet at the last , where his solitary bogey cost him the chance to stand alongside Payne , the 1992 Rookie of the Year , who had a best-of-the-day 66 . |
| 12 | Still just 18 , GREGOR TOWNSEND 's precociously talented displays have earned him the chance to go head-to-head with Michael Lynagh this summer . |
| 13 | We did n't give them a chance to cause trouble . |
| 14 | No matter how many there are we 'll give them a chance to show themselves first , eh ? |
| 15 | No ; they fidget , touch their hands to their mouths , make interrupt gestures and can hardly wait for that momentary pause which will give them a chance to get a word in edgeways . |
| 16 | Without conceding that the gentry of Tula , Smolensk , and elsewhere were justified in calling for an assembly which would give them a chance to vent their spleen , Alexander II seemed to be no less frightened than they by the enormity of the changes he had sanctioned . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's no use investing a great deal in youngsters like Robinson if we do n't give them the chance to prove themselves . |
| 18 | They chose this area because it reminded them of the Alps and afforded them the chance to continue with their much loved skiing . |
| 19 | You did n't even give me a chance to say I would n't do it . |
| 20 | And she did n't give me a chance to explain my case at all . ’ |
| 21 | He did n't give me a chance to sit down with him ! |
| 22 | It would give me a chance to see your wrist plaster has dried correctly and give our students a rare opportunity to see how fit and active a lady of your age can be . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ It 'll give me a chance to fill you in on the situation , ’ he 'd told her . |
| 24 | ‘ You mean that this might give me a chance to do a bit of snooping , ’ I said . |
| 25 | ‘ It 'll give me a chance to get on with my baking an' that then for the WI stall , ’ she said with a nod of approval . |
| 26 | ‘ To go there with Hereford does give me a chance to get some revenge , I suppose , but that wo n't be my priority . |
| 27 | You could be looking at a minimum of one , two , three years ' salary , because you might be thinking well at least that 'll give me a chance to get on , to get back on my feet . |
| 28 | " But I suppose one of us ought to stay awake ; and if I take the first turn it 'll give me a chance to have a look at your paw , Hlao-roo . |
| 29 | That would n't be time enough to think but at least it would give me a chance to calm down . |
| 30 | Our destination of White Waltham will give me a chance to try some hovering , circuits and general handling . |