half-chance

Their Christmas break had seemed a half-chance well taken: Dominic, now a 27-year-old architect, had some annual leave to use up and Eileen was already travelling east to visit relatives.

Two little boys 2011

Also Miku had a half-chance after a brilliant diagonal pass from left to right from Cichero, but from the right side of the area, he didn't catch his volley properly and made it an easy save for Villar.

Copa América 2011: Paraguay v Venezuela – as it happened | Jacob Steinberg 2011

Neither side took control at the start of the second half but Portsmouth had a half-chance when Joel Ward mis-hit a cross that Speroni had to claw away and Palace cleared the resulting corner.

Crystal Palace 0-0 Portsmouth | Championship match report 2011

This week Andy Carroll ended his, while Roque Santa Cruz and Fernando Torres continued desperately to search the sky for the sort of half-chance cumulus that might, should an area of high pressure be maintained by their team-mates around the opposition penalty area, unleash a light scoring shower.

Global warming to blame for Fernando Torres goal drought | Harry Pearson 2011

It's thumped away, but United immediately pump it back into the box before O'Shea impulsively swipes at a half-chance 15 yards out.

Man Utd v Liverpool - as it happened 2010

Every catch bar Mr. Anderson ' s half-chance was taken and two run-outs affected, the second by Mr. Strauss at mid-wicket to send back Xavier Doherty a perfect example of the kind of panic that athletic and aggressive fielding can impart upon an uncertain batting team.

England Dominate Australia on Day One Michael Atherton: The Times 2010

Danny Houghton, whose exuberance from acting half set the tone for his team's performance, seized a half-chance to put Hull ahead in the eighth minute and Danny Tickle kicked three goals.

Tom Briscoe's memorable tackle steers Hull to double over Rovers Andy Wilson at KC Stadium 2010

But in the second half neither team threatened with more than a half-chance, and it took Tiernan's late run and Fredrikson's well-placed penalty to settle the outcome.

Stone Bridge keeps its footing in boys' soccer win over Robinson washingtonpost.com Sports Editor 2010

But in the second half neither team threatened with more than a half-chance, and it took Tiernan's late run and Fredrikson's well-placed penalty to settle the outcome.

Stone Bridge keeps its footing in boys' soccer win over Robinson washingtonpost.com Sports Editor 2010

As I type P.R. gets its first corner and creates a half-chance out of it. 0-0 after 8 min.

Semi-live blog -- PR Islanders FC vs. CD Marathon Duane Rollins 2009