Example sentences of "play an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last time Manchester United played in Belfast was in 1990 when they played an Irish League Select at Windsor as part of the local league 's centenary celebrations . |
| 2 | Graf , unbeaten since the beginning of May , took her winning streak to 35 matches by posting a 4–6 6–1 6–0 victory over the 11th-seeded Swiss , who played an inspired first set before caving in under the German 's familiar pressure . |
| 3 | As a result he was appointed in 1937 to be Maltravers Pursuivant Extraordinary : he thus played an official role at the coronation of King George VI in that year . |
| 4 | Lane , eight under after two rounds , played an indifferent outward half of 36 , but then eagled the 10th and had birdies at both the 12th and 13th to force his way into contention . |
| 5 | Colville , Soames and Brook played an intimate part in keeping the show on the road while Churchill recovered . |
| 6 | Edward 's two youngest sons played an insignificant part in politics in these years . |
| 7 | It was nt as if we did nt deserve to win anyway … but what do you reckon they would have done if the roles were reversed and Leeds played an illegible player ? |
| 8 | ‘ Sam played an admirable match ’ , commented British team captain Ann Jones . |
| 9 | But , as was suggested might be the case in an earlier article , the procedures played an essential part in producing the circumstances which ultimately rendered her vulnerable to the more informal pressures on her to resign . |
| 10 | During the Second World War , and in the decade that followed , the development of microwave generators required an understanding of more intense beams , where the ‘ space-charge ’ forces arising from the mutual interaction of the electrons played an essential part in determining their behaviour . |
| 11 | The Plantagenet dominions played an essential part in the dynastic policies of the three Edwards towards their families . |
| 12 | The screen once played an essential role in the well-furnished , warm drawing room . |
| 13 | In fact the CAMERA even played an essential role in the baroque . |
| 14 | Her initial insane reaction to the loss had eased when she confronted the reality of the other woman and the new tears played an essential part in her healing . |
| 15 | In both cases the Platonic school played an essential part . |
| 16 | Lord MacLean told MacIver , who drove the lorry after the robbery : ‘ You may not have occupied a principal role , but you played an essential one . |
| 17 | He still played an exquisite little downhill chip to a yard and holed the putt . |
| 18 | Well Tony , was who manager at the associated now , er he was very a very popular player , he was a goal scorer on one occasion , they played an away match at Swindon and he scored a goal and the goalkeeper got sent off a John so Tony went in goal and he saved a penalty later in the match , but he was a very popular player he was a a good goal scorer then there was Colin he , he had one of the hardest shots in the league you know , I 've , I 've seen the goalkeeper shrug his shoulders at , at defenders and say well how do you stop those , they used to call him Cannonball at one time , and er there was Tommy he had his collarbone broken and he never played again after , but he was a great centre forward he used to make a lot of space for the other forwards you know . |
| 19 | Recently he played an outdoor show for 6,000 bikers in America and when he struck the opening chords of Vincent they turned tearful and sang along . |
| 20 | The Lincolns played an integral part in the overall harassment of the communist offensive campaign and were effectively the only permanent heavy bomber unit in Malaya . |
| 21 | It is evident from even the most cursory reading of the Hebrew Bible , in particular the Five Books of Moses ( the Pentateuch ) , that blood , mentioned in this passage several times and with various significances , played an all-important role in the ancient Jewish belief system . |
| 22 | Willie Allen and Jim Baxter clashed on many occasions but by far the most bizarre was the Scottish cup final replay of 1963 when Baxter played an influential role in Rangers 3–0 victory over Celtic . |
| 23 | Since the first office known to sell these safe-conducts was at La Rochelle , the port that dominated the wine trade , it seems likely that a lobby of La Rochelle merchants played an influential role in shaping these developments . |
| 24 | Jack 's full-back partner was ‘ Dusty ’ Rhodes , while behind them was the fabulous Jack Alderson and these three heroes played an amazing sequence of exactly 100 consecutive matches together ( including cup-ties and friendlies ) helping the Palace into the Football League in the process and then into the 2nd Division as the first champions of the newly formed 3rd Division in 1920–21 . |
| 25 | In the aftermath of the unfortunate furore over ‘ Panic ’ , the Smiths played an Anti-Apartheid gig , a fact which deserved a passing mention in your round-up . |
| 26 | As a dedicated PE teacher he played an outstanding part in developing Hawick as a wonderful rugby club and , more than that , his contribution to the image of the game is unsurpassed . |
| 27 | At this point , however , the judge played an elegant legal game . |
| 28 | He played an incredible amount of really good pressure bowls , ’ said Duff later . |
| 29 | He played an old salt — ‘ Aah … aah … aahh . |
| 30 | Furthermore , by arguing the policy in detail through the correspondence columns and presenting opinions on all sides of the argument , the Government press , so Omari suggests , played an indirect part in increasing TANU 's popularity . |