Example sentences of "playing his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Saunders , playing his final match for Liverpool before his £2.3m move to Aston Villa , clashed with Elliott in the 10th minute as they went for a 50-50 ball . |
| 2 | After returning to the Reds , he signed for First Division Stoke , making his debut at Goodison and playing his final match at Anfield . |
| 3 | One band member who wo n't be playing his normal role this year is fiddler Ric Sanders … he fell through a plate glass window earlier this month . |
| 4 | He seemed to be enjoying the notoriety , playing his greatest part , and his press interviews were getting more prolific and more extensive . |
| 5 | All the teachers bouncing about in their flower-power gear , trying to get you to dance with them , and old Fungus Williams playing his ancient records . |
| 6 | Next day it was a question of who would stay with Amiss , playing his first Test of the summer . |
| 7 | When I recounted the tale to Steve Richardson , the blockbuster of the European last year and , like Daly , playing his first Masters , he quietly replied that he had played the same hole with a drive and seven-iron . |
| 8 | The message would be contained in the dedication which the announcer read out before playing his first record , with perhaps some added information in the words of the song itself . |
| 9 | The Czech Under-21 international , playing his first League game for more than a year , suggested he is ready to throw off his ‘ eccentric ’ label with important saves from Craig Maskell and David Mitchell . |
| 10 | Although Karbacher 's best results have come on clay , he still threatens to give Agassi playing his first match in Halle , Germany , today after eight weeks out of action with a wrist injury a rough ride . |
| 11 | Just when it seemed that a try would be too much to hope for after 30 tedious minutes , the crowd were treated to two first-class efforts , from Ledger and Fox , playing his first game at Hilton Park since he left Leigh for Leeds three years ago . |
| 12 | Arsenal 's scorer was Paul Davis , playing his first game since April because of injury . |
| 13 | Arsenal 's scorer was Paul Davis , playing his first game since April because of injury . |
| 14 | There was more in the pitch than on the opening day for the quicker bowlers and with the second new ball Mark Ilott , playing his first game for Essex for a year after serious back problems kept him out of the game last season , was impressively hostile . |
| 15 | Arsenal 's England full-back Lee Dixon made a successful comeback in the reserve team 's 1-0 defeat by Luton yesterday , playing his first game since sustaining a knee injury more than three weeks ago . |
| 16 | Thomas was particularly impressed with 18-year-old striker Grant Watts , who scored on his full debut , and midfielder Simon Rodger , ‘ pressganged ’ by manager Steve Coppell into playing his first game of the season . |
| 17 | Barnes , playing his first game since rupturing his Achilles tendon in the summer , came on as a substitute and set-up the 87th-minute winner for Ronnie Rosenthal in their 1–0 victory over QPR . |
| 18 | Gough , carrying an injury , went off and the Rangers defence looked even more unsure — not least because his replacement was inexperienced 19-year-old Steve Pressley , playing his first game of the season . |
| 19 | The Kiwi Rugby League forward , playing his first game for the club since a summer move from Warrington , will be sidelined for eight to 10 weeks . |
| 20 | Littlejohn , playing his first game of the season , equalised in the 47th minute when he took advantage after Gary Mabbutt slipped , and slammed a fierce shot past Eric Thorstvedt . |
| 21 | Ian Snodin , playing his first game in central midfield after four injury-troubled years , was an outstanding figure for Everton , Kendall saying : ‘ Ian did very well for us . ’ |
| 22 | Not even a subdued Botham — applauded all the way to the crease but playing his first innings for five months — could rally the troops , fading after a bright start which yielded two boundaries , and eventually mis-timing to mid-off . |
| 23 | He was one of the earliest arrivals at Augusta , playing his first practice round on Saturday , which was a direct contradiction of a statement he made to the Augusta Chronical when he said he tried to treat the Masters like ‘ any other tournament ’ . |
| 24 | He had a good knowledge of Scotland , particularly the bagpipes , and I am sure if I had offered to go along to Brigade HQ to fetch my bagpipes he would have had me marching up and down the orchard playing his favourite tunes , much to the consternation of the other Commandos , and possibly the annoyance of the Germans just a short distance away . |
| 25 | They 've been together for the past six years — which she cites as one very good reason why she did n't fall for Craig McLachlan while playing his leading lady . |
| 26 | Eccentric American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer , currently playing his old foe Boris Spassky , is 49 . |
| 27 | Perhaps he was going too easily you see , not playing his natural game , I mean it 's , you never know do you ? |
| 28 | Playing his new-found tune , he wrote , ‘ I had now travelled two hundred miles in Scotland and seen only one tree not younger than myself . ’ |
| 29 | He used to stand there playing his imaginary pipes . |
| 30 | After easily reaching the quarter-finals of the Compaq Grand Slam Cup with a 6-1 , 6-4 victory over sadly outclassed Swede Nicklas Kulti , McEnroe — who could be playing his last singles tournament — refused to attend the normal mandatory post-match press conference . |