1.   She started running much too fast at the beginning and blew her chances of winning the race.

2.   He has almost certainly blown his chance of touring India this winter.

3.   He had already blown his chances and perhaps that was why he played a relaxed stroke.

4.   Oxford blew their chance to stake a claim in the promotion race.

5.   And the factions have a powerful incentive not to blow this chance to form a popular government.

6.   Baseball blew the chance to let America get to know Tony Gwynn.

7.   Bad enough to nearly blow the chance of a lifetime the next.

8.   Bennett played that part with aplomb when he blew the chance to settle the Paula Jones sexual harassment.