Example sentences of "[vb past] to play the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The audience held their breath in one collective sigh as the orchestra began to play the first few bars of ‘ Strolling with Nancy ’ . |
| 2 | Martin Norris and ‘ Mack ’ Edwards replied for West Meon who had to play the first 40 minutes with only ten men . |
| 3 | Ants had to play the first quarter one player short and did well to hold the Saracens to 9–9 . |
| 4 | In an exhausting , exhilarating fortnight , they moved round the country triumphing gloriously at Cheshire , being demoralized at Cirencester , where they drew against a vastly inferior team , cockahoop at Kirtlington , and nearly coming unstuck at Windsor , where Perdita was sent off for swearing , so Rutshire had to play the last chukka with only three men , and only just won . |
| 5 | Those misses obviously eroded Barnes ' confidence , and he tended to play the last half hour of the game with the weight of the world on his shoulders . |