Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] to play " in BNC.
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| 1 | No-one has a divine right to play for England . ’ |
| 2 | He will certainly play another club season at the Quins and , although he certainly nurtures a strong desire to play against the South Africans in November , he realises that come the new season he may not feel quite as strongly . |
| 3 | Abstract internationalism had a strong role to play in rationalizing much more sinister forces than appeared in the rhetoric of Petrograd . |
| 4 | An effort should be made , however , to make them feel that they still have a strong role to play in your life , and that their opinions are still valued and respected . |
| 5 | Spurs are trying to get their Coca Cola League Cup tie with Brentford brought forward two days so they can send a strong team to play a friendly in Rome on September 23 against Paul Gascoigne 's Lazio . |
| 6 | But I want a Labour Britain to play its full part in bringing about a nuclear-free world , ’ Mr Kaufman said . |
| 7 | At this time , the woman may find a purposeful role to play . |
| 8 | As usual , it needs an add-in , but at least you get a few icons to play with |
| 9 | Just as banks have a vested interest in the growth of their main customers , they have a clear role to play in limiting the damage that recession can bring especially where the failure of a leading company will affect many of their other customers . |
| 10 | Finance experts have a clear role to play , along with accountants , in improving the specification of market attractiveness and competitive strengths . |
| 11 | Instead he uses his elongated sentence constructions to great effect , looping coils of verbal rope around his inquisitors until so weighed down with sub-clauses , extended definitions and qualifications they lose both the beginning and the end , leaving them like Sir Robin , spluttering and blinking crossly ; an elderly and bad-tempered owl offered a rubber mouse to play with . |
| 12 | Simon Shepherd whose character Edgar marries Cathy , defends the choice of a French actress to play the part : |
| 13 | They had no intention of applying for a weekly permit to play on the street corner in every town throughout Scotland . |
| 14 | It was considered that there was a need for a public authority to play a role in securing access to and observance of the law , where the issues involved justified it , if individuals might otherwise be deterred from bringing cases to the courts because of their complexity , the financial costs involved or for any other reason . |
| 15 | So as far as you 're concerned , P E Ps have got a tremendous part to play at the moment , and I do recommend that you take advantage of them . |
| 16 | In marketing terms it 's a tremendous card to play erm our marketing line in the States was always ‘ we speak your language , a common heritage , a common culture erm almost a common language ’ and erm the special relationship really exits at a time like this to a very marked degree , and we shall be playing that for all it 's worth , certainly . |
| 17 | Economic analysis has , therefore , only a limited role to play . |
| 18 | I think Stan Collimore 's just said to the ref to the linesman on this side you know I started my run from m my half of the field but that would be a dangerous game to play against somebody with his pace is to give him too much space at the back of him . |
| 19 | It was a dangerous game to play . |
| 20 | There is more to Wittgenstein 's attitude here than a straightforward refusal to play the philosophical game . |
| 21 | Both of these issues have a prominent part to play in assessing the impact of taxes on different groups . |
| 22 | Overjoyed at having a recognised part to play , he taught the Scriptures , but spent most of his time assisting the poor and the ailing . |
| 23 | Newcastle Gosforth have arranged to play their Northumberland Cup tie at Morpeth , but their scheduled opponents Durham City have failed in a similar bid to play their Durham Cup match against Horden . |
| 24 | But since the universities also have a central part to play in this determination , co-operation between Government and universities is of the greatest importance . |
| 25 | If we are to produce a genuinely participative and educated democracy then adult education — untrammelled by ‘ establishment ideology ’ — has a central role to play . |
| 26 | We firmly believe the land use planning system has a central role to play not only in minimising the environmental and social costs of ensuring essential aggregates provision , but also in managing demand . |
| 27 | We firmly believe the land use planning system has a central role to play not only in minimising the environmental and social costs of ensuring essential aggregates provision , but also in managing demand . |
| 28 | ‘ It has a symbolic role to play . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Aye ; you 've got to be a real man to play this game , ’ Howie says , winking and taking up his glass . |
| 30 | It is argued here that the public sector has a crucial part to play in initiating the first moves back to full employment . |