Example sentences of "and playing [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To spend a night at Bishopstrow House is to be pampered : it is elegant gracious , the warm , mosaicked swimming pool is often empty ; and playing on the indoor tennis court makes you feel worthy of eating quantities . |
| 2 | We see Absolon submit to nature once more , when despite his reported courtly wakefulness in his desire for Alison ( 3373 ) , he decides upon a couple of hours ' nap before his waking and playing on the fateful night ( 3685 – 6 ) . |
| 3 | Sonny 's guitar style — taking in everything from evocative Dobro through to sizzling lead , with a neat line in unlikely techniques like harmonics from nowhere and playing between the slide and the nut — has been perfectly showcased on his three solo albums to date , ‘ Blues Attack ’ , ‘ Way Down In Louisiana ’ and ‘ Outward Bound ’ ( the latter is highly recommended and is available in the UK on Zoo Records , through BMG ) . |
| 4 | The local bands have not been altogether ousted ; some were taking part in the contests after playing and walking in a procession in the morning and playing at the sports in the afternoon . |
| 5 | Late ‘ 76 saw Linda in this country with an excellent show and playing with the same guitarists that had appeared on the album . |
| 6 | Both boys see their long-term future across the Irish Sea , and playing with the Exiles seemed the most natural thing in the world . |
| 7 | ‘ So you have to keep at him because like all kids he lives for the telly and various electronic gadgets and he 'd be quite happy eating crisps and playing for the rest of his life . |
| 8 | I was situated immediately behind the cameraman , being at the organ and playing for the service . |
| 9 | It was all about preparing properly , having pride and big hearts and playing to the best of your ability at the right time . |
| 10 | Such agents will therefore affect the learning process even though they are not directly part of it , in the same way as the tone or volume controls on a tape recorder affect the recording and playing of the tape even though they are not directly part of the message the tape carries . |
| 11 | And playing in the mud , kicking a ball , he wrote . |
| 12 | But I still had doubts about giving up my job at Lloyds insurance firm , so for another year ( they were yearly contracts then ) I was allowed to keep the job , training two nights a week and playing in the reserves . |
| 13 | We enjoyed walking and playing in the surrounding countryside . |
| 14 | After winning the Yorkshire Amateur Championship in 1973 and playing in the Walker Cup it was uphill all the way topped off with Ryder Cup success during the Eighties . |
| 15 | He had we started out somewhere I had no idea where we were going , until we arrived at this big building with a high railing surrounding the yard and a crowd of children shouting and playing in the yard . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've done everything for Liverpool , and playing in the World Cup finals is probably the only big ambition I 've got left . |
| 17 | Now 36 , he has 28 years ' hockey experience behind him and still turns out as a defender for Milan , training two or three times a week and playing in the Italian hockey league , which started a new season at the end of February . |
| 18 | I 'm gon na stop you from going out and playing in the muck ! |