It would give him a chance to think, he said.

The words came out before I had a chance to even think about them.

A simple one, which gave me a chance to think.

That sort of thing came quickly, and usually was done before you had much chance to think.

Which is what we have the chance to think about now.

I want you to go to bed and give me a chance to think.

I've had a chance to think this over the last few days.

He didn't give me a chance to think it over.

With the city out of view, he had a chance to think more clearly.

Things were moving, probably too fast, and he wasn't having much of a chance to think them over.