Example sentences of "went [adv prt] to play [art] " in BNC.
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1 | He went on to play a Dutch underground leader in The Conspirators ( 1944 ) and a gifted cuckolded cellist in Deception ( 1946 ) . |
2 | In 1317 he and Pembroke combined to restrain the most avaricious of the courtiers , Roger Damory [ q.v. ] , in order to placate the court 's leading opponent , Thomas , Earl of Lancaster [ q.v. ] ; and he went on to play a part in the negotiations with Lancaster which culminated in the treaty of Leake in 1318 . |
3 | He went on to play a starring role for Northern Ireland in that year 's World Cup , being voted the world 's No 1 keeper . |
4 | She went on to play a character in a padded bra called Bombshell in the 1979 series Delta House , a spin-off from the Animal House film . |
5 | THE Border Golfers ' Association , which began with the amalgamation of seven clubs in 1893 and went on to play a major role in the development of the Scottish Golf Union , will launch a season of centenary celebrations at Kelso on Sunday . |
6 | Bobby Neill , who won a British featherweight title in the 1950s and went on to play a significant role in the development of such top-class boxers as Alan Rudkin and Alan Minter , has said : ‘ … hungry fighters ? |
7 | Gardiner took up rowing on the Isis and after last year 's event went on to play a valuable part in the Scottish senior men 's winning of the Home International Regatta . |
8 | So , when the 1971 British Lions stretched Fergie McCormick this way and that when winning the First Test on Mains ' home ground , the All Black selectors decided that McCormick had to go , and Mains went on to play the remaining three Tests of the first rubber that the Lions had won in New Zealand . |