Example sentences of "[noun prp] have been playing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strach has been playing well , but definitely fading after 1hr . |
| 2 | Mrs Satterley says , ‘ I love doing lace and my Silver Reed has been playing up but — one phone call — and up comes Trudi . |
| 3 | ‘ Between now and meeting Fergie and Andy , Johnny has been playing a double game . |
| 4 | On Friday night Lord Dersingham had been playing patience . |
| 5 | As I see it , Rocky 's been playing in the wide midfield role ( more or less a direct replacement for Strach ) , with Fairclough playing as a direct replacement for Batty , and Macca and Speed in more central roles . |
| 6 | Collections Curator Lisa Dennison has been playing with possibilities but told The Art Newspaper that she would be placing Brancusi with Robert Ryman and that the exhibition would include Kandinsky . |
| 7 | Martin has been playing both doubles and singles , and reached the semi-finals of the British Universities Championships , and was a beaten finalist in the recent Scottish Varsities tournament . |
| 8 | Assuming that Short had been playing it straight , then there remained the question of who stood to lose if Pendero won . |
| 9 | The people of Zurich have been playing host to the world for a long time , and you reap the benefit of matured experience . |
| 10 | On the other hand , Bruce Springsteen has been playing outdoor venues in Britain for over 10 years now . |
| 11 | Dominic and Lee had been playing the fool as only young men can . |
| 12 | ‘ Sara Lee 's been playing with us for a while ; it was Scott Litt ( REM producer ) who recommended her , and I love the way she plays bass . |
| 13 | For some years now Fiji have been playing the sevens tournaments of the world and have been winning them all . |
| 14 | Wilkinson said : ‘ Grimsby have been playing with five at the back and gave Ipswich a tough last match . |
| 15 | Mary had been playing with some other children in the stable yard and had suddenly fainted . |
| 16 | Cassie had been playing absentmindedly with the buttons on Johnny 's shirt , and now she brushed the material away and pushed her mouth against his shoulder , biting gently with small sharp teeth . |
| 17 | Comdisco had been playing in a high stakes financial game known as risk arbitrage , hoping to get ahead of the rapid run-up in a company 's share price when it became the object of a takeover ( or the reversal of fortune that occurred when a takeover fell apart ) . |
| 18 | ‘ And Steve had been playing so good at that point in his life . |
| 19 | Steve 's been playing golf for 18 months now . |
| 20 | And , obscurely , ‘ Caroline 's been playing games again . |
| 21 | ‘ Ellison has been playing in a central midfield role for the youth team . |
| 22 | Despite the setbacks , Geoff has been playing golf for 16 years . |
| 23 | You 'd better swear an oath of secrecy , or Nicola Schreider will not be amused to find out Guy 's been playing away even before they 're married ! ’ |
| 24 | Said Guy 's been playing up a bit lately has n't he ? |
| 25 | So Fernando had been playing by himself — her heart bled for him ! |
| 26 | Victoria had been playing gin rummy with her , and Shelley had come to take over . |
| 27 | Top star Scaggs has been playing a Lowden since last year , when it was introduced to him after a concert and he was so taken by it , that he has now persuaded fellow stars Glenn Campbell and Charlie Daniels to buy them as well . |
| 28 | The incident happened on Saturday after Mr Pollard had been playing for Newent Town . |
| 29 | The incident happened on Saturday after Mr Pollard had been playing for Newent Town . |
| 30 | The incident happened on Saturday after Mr Pollard had been playing for Newent Town . |