Example sentences of "had their chance " in BNC.

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1 If she was lucky , she would be dead before they had their chance .
2 Nonetheless , Southend had their chances — notably early in the first half .
3 Still Southend had their chances .
4 Luton had their chances after that , but lacked finish , with Harford once desperately close with a splendid header and Oldham always threatened to add to their tally .
5 United also had their chances .
6 Churt were competing well and also had their chances .
7 Playing with the wind in the second half , Hanworth had their chances , but found 'keeper Robin Leach equal to their efforts .
8 Chelmsford had their chances to beat Trafford as well , however .
9 Despite Everton 's stubborn defence , Liverpool had their chances but Steve McManaman was as frivolous as Barlow with his finishing before giving way to Rosenthal .
10 Town had their chances against Barnsley , but their finishing looked somewhat second rate for a first division side pushing for a premier league place .
11 Hereford hung in there , they had their chances to make amends .
12 Glentoran had their chances — good ones — but did n't convert them and now face a battle to make the quarter finals ; Portadown 's disciplined display today should be enough for them .
13 They had their chances , Nigel Clough and Lee Sharpe missing badly before Jeff Agoos hauled a long cross from the left .
14 But the Lions had their chances and went steadily downhill from this first-Test defeat to a 4–0 whitewash .
15 Muirhead , with two former team-mates of Cannon in her side — Margaret Scott and Kimmie Brown — defeated the new champions in the league section and they too had their chances in the final .
16 The second half turned into a very different story as Charlton packed the mid-field , although United had their chances to put the game well beyond their reach until the eighty first minute when the impressive Robert Lee slipped the ball past Ken Vasey to give Charlton a point they really did n't deserve .
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