Example sentences of "have played a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ideas ’ have played a part in philosophy at least as far back as Plato , for whom they had a reality of their own quite apart from any relation they might have to our minds . |
| 2 | Subsequent attempts to diversify the economy have foundered not only on corruption and inefficiency , though these have played a part , but because Zambia could not mobilize the funds for new investment , since the growing debt burden took a larger and larger share of the national cake . |
| 3 | It is wholly inappropriate and a slur on parents ' intelligence to imply , as your correspondent does , that coercion and possibly intimidation have played a part in achieving the present levels of support for change . |
| 4 | While the reform of the welfare state has not attracted the same consistent media attention as other issues , the changes made in the scope of welfare provision since 1979 nevertheless amount to a mini-revolution , and have played a part in creating an underclass . |
| 5 | In general , roses have played a part in everyday life from the time of the ancient Egyptians and Chinese , and have always been loved and treated with veneration , and repeatedly illustrated in herbals and paintings , they were adopted as the national flower in Britain from the Middle Ages . |
| 6 | He could not admit to his own heart that Surere was involved with the girls ' killings ; though perhaps — the dark thought was there — Huy was afraid to admit such a thing was possible , as he would then , however innocently , have played a part in their deaths . |
| 7 | Core skills have played a part in all recent major developments in Scottish education and training , although not necessarily under that name . |
| 8 | For years those of us who have played a cat and mouse game with cagey manager Billy Bingham over team selections could always be sure that Donaghy 's name would be the first one down on the sheet . |
| 9 | At different times , and in different ways , the spatial divisions in economic organization have played a role in the national patterns of short-term fluctuations characteristic of the successive historical periods . |
| 10 | Moreover , geopolitics have played a role in duplicating lines to land-locked deposits . |
| 11 | Reference has been made to economic and monetary union , which have played a role in the discussions . |
| 12 | Alcoholic beverages have played a role in many societies for over 7000 years — before the existence of written history . |
| 13 | There seems the possibility of a regular dialogue between umpires and batsmen as the batsmen seek confirmation as to whether they have played a shot , or on the likely height of the next delivery . |
| 14 | London Scottish top the table with 16 points , with West in second spot with 14 and Newcastle third on 12 , level with Sale , who have played a game less than the top three and are still in with a very good chance of snatching one of the two promotion slots . |