Example sentences of "[pron] play the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One of them plays the piano most beautifully . |
| 2 | This is one of the oldest games around and Kate Greenaway 's Book of Games published in 1889 describes it as follows : Someone plays the piano . |
| 3 | Er well they 've got a piped organ there and er oh someone plays the organ yes . |
| 4 | That had more to do with management and the presentation of the play to those who were backing it — so instead of playing Beefy , who is described as ‘ the world 's most beatific observer ’ I played the opposite number who was ‘ the world 's last shy elegant young man ’ . |
| 5 | I played the Elvira Madigan Mozart , you would have liked it . |
| 6 | At first I played the bodhran drum [ he pronounced it ‘ bowran ’ ] and then I took up the guitar . |
| 7 | So for three weeks , six hours a day , I played the music . |
| 8 | Imran , 39 , said he was not very optimistic at the moment because the injury ‘ has not improved at all since I played the World Cup final ’ . |
| 9 | I played the whole year with Peter and we won the British Open . |
| 10 | Donald 's son , Arfur , was there , a small , fat six-year-old , who stared at Henry and said : ‘ I played the piano ! ’ |
| 11 | The thing was , there must have been some sort of short circuit in the amp , because every time I played the damn 'd thing , I got a shock ! |
| 12 | Whenever I picked up my guitar I played the same basic scalar and arpeggiated patterns . |
| 13 | I recorded all this on audio cassette ; when the session was over , I played the tape to the astonished Clive who had been so relaxed when hypnotized that he had not even realized that his stammer had temporarily disappeared . |
| 14 | So I did — my mother had that drawing for many years — and then Mr Moore rang my mother and said that it was so nice having me in his class because I was so interested and keen , but there was n't really a lot of point , and would n't it be better if I played the piano ? |
| 15 | I played the drums when I had to , I played the bass when I had to , and I felt after a while I could kinda have it as my own . |
| 16 | I played the drums when I had to , I played the bass when I had to , and I felt after a while I could kinda have it as my own . |
| 17 | I played the fish for ten minutes without seeing a glimpse of it , then fifty metres away a huge fish , shining like a bar of silver , leaped into the air . |
| 18 | Er I played the game for a good number of years as well . |
| 19 | Dacourt praised my prompt heroic action and I played the role of the modest hero , gulping his wine and giving shrewd assessments of the strategy of the attackers . |
| 20 | Eventually he played the 4 and after I played the 7 from dummy , the trick was won by the King in the East seat . |
| 21 | ‘ The way I played the first set was not me , not my usual game . |
| 22 | The Open champion arrived early specifically to play nearby Pine Valley and he said : ‘ I played the par three course there twice on Thursday , which was great . |
| 23 | ‘ I played the best round of golf I 've ever played to get into the play-off , so rather than feeling disappointed I 'm feeling very confident . ’ |
| 24 | Director Ken Loach was looking for someone to play the mother in his award-winning film Kes . |
| 25 | With Christmas approaching , the managers of a shopping arcade are searching for someone to play the part of Santa Claus in their grotto . |
| 26 | ‘ So , Father , ’ she had whispered , moving closer and swinging her hips suggestively , ‘ can I play the part of the Virgin Mary in the parish masque for Corpus Christi ? ’ |
| 27 | Can I play the Sheriff ? |
| 28 | The reco-reco consists of pieces of wood on a string which make a sound rather like someone playing the washboard . |
| 29 | I should not like my playing the Good Samaritan to end in a flaming holocaust . ’ |
| 30 | I play the tape and make my judgement . |