Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] playing a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I think as you said earlier the wind is playing a big part in the game and I I would I would imagine er the Forest the Forest management 'll be very happy to get to half time no score . |
| 2 | Fortunately the problem can be successfully treated , especially in young people , either with speech therapy or psychotherapy , depending on the extent to which anxiety is playing a part . |
| 3 | WHEN , AT the climax of Unforgiven , Clint Eastwood walks into the darkened bar-room to face up to Sheriff Gene Hackman and the posse who have killed his only friend , Eastwood the star and Eastwood the director are playing a deliberate game of evocation . |
| 4 | The incident happened in Pittsburgh where the band were playing a gig . |
| 5 | Similarly , the husband is playing a greater part in domestic tasks associated with the house and children . |
| 6 | The band was playing a new haunting melody , ‘ What 'll I do … when you … are far away … ’ in a slow waltz rhythm . |
| 7 | Thank heavens the band was playing a waltz and not a rumba . |
| 8 | The Principal and other staff of the College and then the Polytechnic were playing a part in committees of the CNAA : in 1971 , for example , the Academic Board congratulated one of its members on being invited to chair the CNAA Physics Board . |
| 9 | Fourthly , semiconductor engineering is playing a growing role in the manufacture of computers . |
| 10 | SOCIETY is more violent and suffering a moral vacuum — and television is playing a part in the change , two former Home Secretaries said yesterday . |
| 11 | Far from being on the shelf , the school library is playing a central role in the delivery of the national curriculum in secondary schools — actively used by teachers , an asset for the school and a haven of pastoral support for students . |
| 12 | More people had come in , well-dressed men and women , shedding vast overcoats , ordering wine , food , lighting cigars … a violinist , young , blonde , blue eyed , dressed improbably as a gipsy woman was playing a tzigane , accompanied by a pianist dressed even more improbably as a gipsy man . |
| 13 | KATE could n't make up her mind all through dinner whether Ace was playing a deep game with her or had decided that as she was available , so to speak , he intended to continue making love to her . |
| 14 | But the orchestra is playing a medley from Fiddler on the Roof , the audience is clapping impatiently in time and , horror or horrors , I can see now there are no stairs — just a long slide circling down to the stage 60 feet away . |
| 15 | The bastard 's playing a rebel song ’ — and immediately a shot rang out . |
| 16 | ‘ This is a crass decision by Mr Clarke and the Government is playing a dangerous game . ’ |
| 17 | The little orchestra was playing a minuet when she began to descend the sumptuously draped stairs . |
| 18 | The orchestra was playing a polka and the audience tapped their feet in time to the rhythm . |
| 19 | He actually had the ball in the net in the first half : City were playing a very boring offside game , Whelan thought he 'd got free a few yards inside the city half , but with Coton bearing down on him , he was judged offside . |
| 20 | ‘ The Group 's engineering design expertise is playing a vital role in securing the long term profitability and safety of the North Sea . ’ |
| 21 | They walked on in silence for a time , and then Hilary said : ‘ I still think your mum 's playing a dirty game , or she 's imagining things . |
| 22 | ‘ The Palace is playing a dangerous game in not telling the whole truth because we have seen from other countries , Romania , Bulgaria , Austria and Belgium , when monarchies are not open with their people they lose support and even disappear . ’ |
| 23 | The end came off when your mother was playing a round with me . |
| 24 | Tammuz was playing a contest of cunning with his computer . |