Example sentences of "[is] playing [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | CD is playing with the term ‘ pocket-borough ’ , used for a constituency where the electors ' votes were all corruptly controlled by some wealthy individual ( see BOROUGH , CLOSE ) . |
| 2 | For Field 's piano concertos , two of which O'Conor is playing with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra this week , contain astonishing music , material which it is hard to believe was conceived at the turn of the 18th to 19th century . |
| 3 | and I bought her but when I came out the loo he is playing with the bus going wheeee , he was having a great time with that , I looked at him and I said got to give that to Charlotte , no , no , I do n't like it I want the house , meaning the garage , so I 've gone out now and bought her a circus |
| 4 | ‘ Also , he is playing on the right and thinking ‘ what 's going on here ? |
| 5 | Handel is playing on the CD and candles are lit , and the most beautiful children I have ever seen scurry about in pink and cream pyjamas . |
| 6 | Dave Brubeck is playing on the jukebox . |
| 7 | The fine polish of his technique does not disguise the music 's refinements : this is playing of the utmost subtlety , strength and thoughtful insight . |
| 8 | This is playing of the first order . |
| 9 | M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang is playing at the Theatre Royal , Bath , until the end of this week . |
| 10 | THE Royal Exchange Theatre Company 's production of a new translation of Moliere 's The Miser is playing at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre , Guildford until tomorrow ( Saturday ) . |
| 11 | But the way Brian Harley is playing at the moment he must have been hoping to double that at least . ’ |
| 12 | When Jack Nicklaus plays in a golf tournament , do you think he is playing under the same conditions as everybody else ? |
| 13 | Mogilny is playing for the Buffalo Sabres , while other Soviets include the New Jersey Devils ' Viacheslav Fetisov , the former national captain , and the Vancouver Canucks ' forward pair of Vladimir Krutov and Igor Larionov . |
| 14 | But the team that plays the Dutch is playing for the future — for the 1992 European finals . ’ |
| 15 | No , apparently : ‘ Beefy 's ’ own most cherished memory is playing in the Scunthorpe v Hull City football match on Boxing Day , 1982 . |
| 16 | Take her latest bulletin on whether she intends to retire , issued from Japan , where she is playing in the Federation Cup . |
| 17 | GARY Wolstenholme no doubt arrived at Augusta with a set of expectations borne of years of reading about the Masters , watching the final stages on television and latterly imagining what it will be like , for he is playing in the US Masters as an automatic invitee after winning the 1991 Amateur Championship . |
| 18 | You can also encourage your dog to sit when it is playing in the garden . |
| 19 | The Tisseran itself is now in the Bate Collection ( illus.4 ) : its painted and gilded case reminding us of the harpsichord the princess is playing in The music party . |
| 20 | Although all these behaviours appear to describe some form of memory failure , the actual role memory is playing in the task in each case differs considerably . |
| 21 | I also noticed that Carl Shutt is playing in the premiership on loan from Brum City ( Man City I think ) . |
| 22 | East Stand ) Neither of them are now at leeds , one is playing in the USA and the other is dossing around for a year ( so he says ) before trying to get in with a lower division club . |
| 23 | Pets , he just wants to say hello , you knock at the door and this Afghan wolfhound is playing in the back there , take it in the kitchen and they say to you he only wants to say hello , that 's right |
| 24 | He is playing in the Second Division at the moment , but my priority is to get him to come to the club . ’ |
| 25 | Too often Kendall seems preoccupied with finding a place in the team for Alan Harper , and although he has been a great servant to the club over the years , Everton will only be a really good side when he is playing in the reserves , and I do not mean that as an insult to Alan . |
| 26 | Well I , I might just block it off get another piece of wood and put it in there and just nail that fucking lot up and block off completely , otherwise Nick 's , if Nicholas is playing in the garden he 'll be out of there like a shot , so you 're gon na get one post there , say one in the middle and one at the end . |
| 27 | Deport Peter Schmichael for having an out of date work permit , let Scumtona and Hughes run off to the Cayman Islands for a peaceful life together , Ryans potty training to let him down at home games as well as away , Lee Sharpe to OD on E and think he 's playing for the best team in the country . |
| 28 | Possibly a convenient excuse to get him out of the team , the way he 's playing at the moment ? |
| 29 | John at teatime is talking to veteran D J Paul about the best records of all time and musician Edward who 's playing at the Old Vic tonight , he 's on as well . |
| 30 | What 's playing on the stereo ? |