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When one of his teammates fell ill, he said he jumped at the chance to come back and help coach the rest of his team.

Buck jumped at the man, sixty kilos of anger, his mouth wide open, ready to bite the man's neck.

And that James Holt job was so absurdly overpaid that, of course, she jumped at it.

Still in fine fettle at the age of 87, Ruth Young, a retired Oakland school nurse, jumped at the chance, she said, to "spit for the cause. "

I've had an itching to get an Android phone for a while, and then the opportunity to get a Nexus One popped up last week, I jumped at it.

Moreover, even if it did dare to cut rates, how much would this assist the economy if long-term rates jumped at the same time?

Lee Williams gave me the chance to drive the senator for a few days on a trip to southwest Arkansas, and I jumped at it.

When the cat looked around, the wild boar moved it ear. The cat thought it was a rat moving, it jumped at it and bit it bitterly.

You jumped at my third option. You know, your mother's working on something like that.

When we proposed to her to be the ambassador of China Team, she jumped at the chance!

He jumped at the invitation, I told him to have his kit sent along.

So when a state grant came along for on-site English classes, the company jumped at the chance.

In fact, when an opportunity came up to buy a small beach cabin near their home, they jumped at it.

Being given a chance, she immediately jumped at it.

He was offered a place in the Himalayan expedition and jumped at the chance.

So when they found out the company had started franchising, they jumped at the chance to open a gym in Carlsbad, Calif.

I don't say it's to be jumped at, but there might be a worse offer.

The alligator was right behind me. He jumped at me, growling loudly.

He almost jumped at it to get there before her.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Bank of America Corp. (BAC) jumped at least 2. 7 percent, following a rally in European lenders.

I was taking a walk by the lake when a dog jumped at me.

We all hate him. So we jumped at him last night.

Damai (a female Sumatran tiger) jumped at the start of the earthquake in a startled fashion.

You should have jumped at such a good chance. How could you let it slip through your fingers?

General Motors Co. jumped at the opportunity to unload its Hummer brand on China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp.

After hearing from fellow students at his boarding school about the program, Turkish student Emir jumped at the opportunity to join it.

I was already highly involved in most campus activities, and I jumped at the opportunity.

When he was invited to go riding in the country, he jumped at the chance.

strong global growth is boosting gains in exports : real merchandise exports jumped at a 35 . 7 % annual rate in the last four months.

Geoffrey naturally jumped at the chance to invest in such a promising business.

Johnny jumped at the invitation to go swimming with his brother.

When we did have the opportunity to play for some major-league teams, we jumped at it, of course.

She jumped at the sight of her own shadow .

Sweat pearled her forehead. Gold shares jumped at the Stock Exchange yesterday.

When RatePoint was approached by Vgo Communications to test a mobile robot, Mr. Creighton jumped at the chance.

One morning, at the Pelly River, a dog called Dolly went suddenly mad, and jumped at Buck.

He jumped at the bait when he heard the bastard's sweet words.

But many say they jumped at the chance to go legit anyway, tired of always looking over their shoulder.

Dozens of library patrons in both towns jumped at the opportunity.

When I was asked to give the commencement address to a graduating class of 9th graders, I jumped at the chance.

A dog jumped at me when I was walking in the street.

Only people who immediately jumped at the challenge ended up on the team.

4 long-expected gala finally arrived at night, I jumped at the party, I'm very excited.

Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.

On receiving instructions they jumped at once.

Young Reds midfielder Ritchie Jones jumped at the chance to join League One side Yeovil on loan until January.

Alice jumped at the chance of going to Egypt.

Just then, the dog jumped at a lightning speed.

The dog jumped at the intruder with frenzied barks.

We jumped at the bargain immediately.

Like Jim, I'm puzzled about why software engineers haven't all jumped at the chance to use modeling.

Again, Buck jumped at the man and again he was hit to the ground.

To my surprise, he jumped at the offer.

They jumped at the unexpected noise.

Lenovo marketers suggested it, and Yao and his team jumped at the chance.

My heart jumped at the news.

He jumped at the fruit; I raised it higher.

She has always loved the English language, and jumped at the opportunity to share that love with others.

They jumped at this opportunity to wage a war on us.

Still, not everyone jumped at the chance to take the exam.

He jumped at the news.

So naturally when I heard that you wanted to come back to the Field Museum rightaway, I jumped at the chance to show you around.

The cat jumped at Zadak, and Zadak hit the cat away from him.

She naturally jumped at the chance to come to China.

I jumped at the chance to meet the famous author.

He jumped at the chance.

She jumped at the chance to go abroad.

Landslide! Maybe half their population jumped at the same time!

He jumped at the offer.

The girls jumped at this chance to do something for their homeland, and were well supported by the Government throughout their .

So, when her friend, Brenda offered to teach her to ride when she was 27 years old, Ada jumped at the chance .

She jumped at the chance to study in France for a year.

He jumped at the job.

He jumped at the chance to go to Europe.

Jumped at me for being late

Fowler jumped at the sudden knocking at the door . Ausable just smiled , "

he suggested it to me , and i jumped at the idea