Example sentences of "[noun] play [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE innocence of youth will give way to the pressures of adulthood when Duncan Ferguson plays against Germany at Ibrox tomorrow night , ending a nine-month period during which his future at the highest level looked in doubt . |
| 2 | The main reason for this difference , and it lies at the heart of the distinction between many public and private sector organizations , is the central role that the budget plays in fixing the level and distribution of taxation in governments . |
| 3 | I feel that this event was another small step towards a recognition of the very important part the car park plays in our culture . |
| 4 | Cyclic fluctuations in population numbers occur in many species of small mammal , and the exact role predation plays in the rise and fall of population numbers is not yet agreed upon ( Southern , 1979 ) . |
| 5 | I hope Kelly plays for the RoI . |
| 6 | Other girls at Group included ‘ Jolly Molly ’ — plump and good-natured ; Harriet , who was trying to improve her mind and always listened to the afternoon plays on BBC radio ( relayed to each hut over the Tannoy system ) ; Veronique , who was stage-mad and had a friend in the current London production of Lady Windermere 's Fan , and dough-faced Olive ( more about her a bit further on ) . |
| 7 | Now they began to see for themselves the amazing interconnected web of life which links the creatures and plants on Denmark Farm , and the critical role which each link plays in maintaining the chain of existence — the working ecological system . |
| 8 | Like Las Vegas money machines — where lights whirl , the jackpot flashes and the sound of cascading money plays for the smallest win — so the sprung plywood floor of the wrestling ring thuds and echoes with exaggerated effect . |
| 9 | In doing so , they would highlight the various roles that money plays in society : a medium of exchange or of speculation , a store of value , and so on . |
| 10 | For the next two chapters we are going to look at the special role that money plays in the economy . |
| 11 | Fairy stories too , and at a more sophisticated level plays like Shakespeare 's " A Midsummer Night 's Dream " , can be helpful in raising the question of whether appearances are real or imaginary . |
| 12 | Observers such as IDC 's David Smith believe that of the big three HP is the most likely to make a move because unity plays to HP 's hand , something he says is not the case with either IBM or Digital . |
| 13 | So , when Naive Prober plays against Tit for Tat , both do worse than when Tit for Tat plays against another Tit for Tat . |
| 14 | And when Naive Prober plays against another Naive Prober , both tend to do , if anything , even worse still , since runs of reverberating defection tend to get started earlier . |
| 15 | Printing plays in a cheap , unbound , quarto format indicates that the drama was commonly perceived as on the same standing as almanacs , joke books , pamphlets , and other popular writing which appeared in the same form . |
| 16 | Despite a penchant for shouting ‘ Go ! ’ at every available opportunity , they 're as relevant a reaction to real hard times as the Cypress Hill record the DJ plays after their set . |
| 17 | Which football side plays at Portman Road ? |
| 18 | Club boss Dino Zoff said he would decide whether Gazza plays on Sunday an hour or two before the game . |
| 19 | Burruchaga , who scored their winner in the 1986 final , is still there and Caniggia , who like Troglio plays for Verona , is very quick . |
| 20 | The colloquium will raise questions concerning the role that news reporting plays in modern society . |
| 21 | The vigilante movie plays to those emotions in all of us , legitimising it . |
| 22 | And they are demanding massive insurance cover from Eastern Suburbs when Martin Offiah plays for them next summer . |
| 23 | kd lang plays at the Hammersmith Odeon on 8 and 9 May |
| 24 | If you prefer to just watch , there 's county cricket and league football at the County Ground and ‘ The Saints ’ Rugby Club plays at Franklin Gardens on Weedon Road . |
| 25 | Abel plays with his overwhelming sound system ; on bounces a heavily tampered cover of ‘ Dancing Queen ’ , cut intermittently with a Scottish rap . |
| 26 | The following night , the Lark Quartet , a much acclaimed ensemble from the United States plays at Scone Palace , while Miles and Millner entertain at the Salutation Hotel with The Complete History Of Music . |
| 27 | Although on-trial Norwegian striker Tore Andre Dahlum plays for the reserves on Wednesday , Ferguson admits he is for the future , and he must plunge now . |
| 28 | WHEN Darren O'Leary plays for London against the North in the final round of the ADT Divisional Championship today he will be forgiven if he is caught day-dreaming of England training in sunny Lanzarote . |
| 29 | Christina noticed that Susanna played with her food , moving it around the plate before leaving most of it . |
| 30 | but they 've got to , I remember when Rhys played in that , the F A bars quarter final , two seasons ago down here , they got well over a thousand down there then , and you just could n't move , that were brilliant , all the way round the ground there were about four of five people deep |