Sentence examples for previous chances from inspiring English sources

They had many previous chances to do what they did but they didn't take them.

England did have their previous chances to finish the match, two of them, as the game drew towards its climax.

But Mr. Bayer said that Governor Pataki had had two previous chances to restore the sick days, and that Mr. McCall, the state comptroller who invests the state pension fund, had fought for pension increases.

Alomar's arrival in New York came against his wishes -- he wanted to remain with the Indians before the trade -- but it followed two previous chances to become a Met.

Brad Lidge, the Phillies' closer and, with his save, the final pitcher of the year, had blown two previous chances at a Series save while with the Astros in 2005.

And even in that game, he flubbed three previous chances.

"I see him repeat himself every night, he says five things: everyone's dumb, he's gonna make America great again," taunted Rubio, who missed a previous chance to reel Trump in with disastrous repetition of his own in New Hampshire.

Drysdale, who missed his one previous chance to win the Derby in 1992 when the second favorite, A. P. Indy, was scratched with a bruised foot on the morning of the race, completed a week of high success.

It was the first blown save for Papelbon, who had converted his previous 13 chances.

"I struggled a little bit," said Parnell, who had converted his previous seven chances.

Dallas capitalized for three power-play goals after scoring on only one of its previous 29 chances with the man advantage.