Example sentences of "play at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My husband Lou was musical — a professional musician , in fact — and , I suppose understandably , could n't endure the sound of good instruments badly played , or bad instruments played at all . |
| 2 | Last season he hardly played at all because of his medical studies , but according to Barry Wilson , the club professional at Shandon , his big game has never been sharper . |
| 3 | Actually , I think he did quite a lot for gay understanding , to not wrap up those characters he played at all . |
| 4 | Last year was the first time they played at that level , while Scotland , England and Wales have been involved in ‘ international friendlies ’ for a number of years . |
| 5 | like those certain games that you played at certain seasons of the year . |
| 6 | ‘ It was incredible the way Jimmy played at key points in his matches ’ , recalls Segura . |
| 7 | When English was established in British universities criticism played at best a minor part in it . |
| 8 | In part this was due to his commitment to the nationalist cause , though he played at best a minor role in the creation of Connolly 's Irish Citizen Army . |
| 9 | Monique Javer , now 23 , was born near San Francisco of an English mother , who once played at junior Wimbledon , and an American father , who is a distinguished brain surgeon . |
| 10 | Kinnear said : ‘ The way we played at Mancheser United last week was the highlight of our season so far . |
| 11 | Stephen Morrow played at left back against Albania and was singled out for praise by Bingham . |
| 12 | And the occasion will be given more spice by the fact that Dorahy played at full back and stand off during a spell at the Boulevard . |
| 13 | It 's like a nightmarish Prince B-side played at 33 with fluff on the needle . |
| 14 | Kings boss Chris Kelly added : ‘ I did n't want to play at all and feel that on a neutral ground with our display against Peterborough we could have pulled off a shock win . |
| 15 | ‘ There were times when I really did n't want to play at all . |
| 16 | Langton could also play snooker despite his disability , and negotiated 35 steps to play at one club , Preston Crown Court heard . |
| 17 | Impossible to play at that ! |
| 18 | Some said they 'd , they 'd be interested in playing , they knew how to play certain things and others wanted to play others and that 's how we started , and in a matter of a year the new headquarters at er Lowestoft was being opened , by the Dutchess of Kent , and we decided that the band was going to play at that one and you can imagine , and it was all ready and they were playing music , but I 'm not sure what , what quality music it was , and blow me on the week before , the band leader , the conductor decided he could n't play because he had a sprained wrist so we were left without a conductor even , but we managed to get another conductor and we played and I do n't know what it sounded like , but the Dutchess of Kent was very kind , she said the music sounded lovely . |
| 19 | We used to play at various pubs , and the Pidar Wakefield in Grays Inn Road with The Pogues . |
| 20 | Most of the lads in the squad are still eligible to play at under-21 level and we do n't want it to break up . ’ |
| 21 | I am too old now to play at any mock repentance . ’ |
| 22 | The church does have an important part to play at this significant stage in a family 's life and can use this opportunity to meet with people in distress by offering hope . |
| 23 | Cosloy , impressed , invited the band over to play at this summer 's New Music Seminar in New York , where they pulled apart the Knitting Factory with a glorious show that proved to be one of the most talked about of the week . |
| 24 | ‘ Old Trafford is the one ground I have wanted to play at more than any other , ’ said Johnson , 21 . |
| 25 | It 's also possible to play at Old Trafford ( applications are negotiable and subject to committee approval ) . |
| 26 | Phil DeFreitas , Lancashire 's other representative in the first Test , also faces a nervous wait , after leapfrogging Essex leftarmer Mark Ilott to play at Old Trafford when Alan Igglesden pulled out injured . |
| 27 | Savage , whose injury was so bad he is unable to play at non-League level , is hoping for some kind of runout at Burnden Park on November 17 when Bolton face Manchester City in a joint benefit match for him and Frank Worthington . |
| 28 | Savage , whose injury was so bad he is unable to play at non-League level , is hoping for some kind of runout at Burnden Park on November 17 when Bolton face Manchester City in a joint benefit match for him and Frank Worthington . |
| 29 | For Charlie is one of Scotland 's best known pipers and has travelled all over the world with the Black Watch to play at social and diplomatic functions . |
| 30 | ‘ Naturally , I prefer to play at stand-off . |