Example sentences of "to play [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In pursuing this aim , IDB 's Marketing Development Division has a key role to play through the wide range of support which it can offer to all sizes of companies in Northern Ireland involved in manufacturing or providing internationally tradeable services . |
| 2 | Elites which wish to manage the dilemma — they can not transcend it — must learn how to play off the various sub-organizations against one another , how to trigger particular programmes within the sub-organizations , repertoires ( Allison , 1971 , p. 87 ) and how to trigger existing routines in a new context . |
| 3 | Giving the ladies three courtesy shots and allowing them to play off the front tees . |
| 4 | This mean that he probably do not wish to play as a central defender in the english premiership — central defenders in england are seldom allowed/seen going forward and ronny feels after playing three reserve games for spurs ( which is supposed to be a playing team … ) that this kind of futba does not suit him … so i guess he will be staying here — most of the top norw. players just think of one thing now — USA'94 and to be among the 24 that are travelling — and they choose club out from this : ie how much play will i get at my new club — better be going to a low-profile club in the premiership than a high profile club where i might have to sit on the bench ( Flo , Nilsen ( Sheff Utd ) , Halle , Pedersen ( Oldham ) , Fjortoft ( Swindon ) — will gets lot of play this winter — whereas players like Bjornebye ( Liverpool ) , Lydersen , ( Arsenal ) and Strandli ( Leeds ) struggle to keep/get places in their teams . |
| 5 | Archie usually performed as a combative left-half for the Palace , but he was also occasionally drafted into the front line , to play as a makeshift centre-forward to most useful effect , because his considerable height gave him a distinct advantage in that department and he scored on his first two outings for us in the number nine shirt . |
| 6 | With England player involvement in the British Lions squad to New Zealand expected to reach double figures , it was decided to send a ‘ second team ’ across the Atlantic to play as an uncapped England XV . |
| 7 | But golf continued , and Bruce Booth-Mason bettered his amateur record returning a gross 65 ( not even a 2 on his card ) , and was to play as an English Schoolboy International in this same year ( 1937 ) . |
| 8 | Although LMS sees LEAs transfer much of their powers , authorities still have a key role to play as the principal source of advice on the complexities of employment law and on fair procedures for appointment , discipline , grievance and dismissal . |
| 9 | As the break was a clean one it is hoped that Lawrence can make a full recovery , although he seems unlikely to play during the coming season . |
| 10 | He had learned to play during the 1940s when record players were still a rarity on the domestic front and so his exposure to jazz came mainly from the radio . |
| 11 | But if you want to play for a good cause and strap on your box in the company of famous faces , challenge The Lord 's Taverners to a match . |
| 12 | Only problem was , and far be it for me to dampen any thrashing of another team , was that Wimbledon were allowed to play for a good bit in the second half and could have come back . |
| 13 | A few months later , he accepted a contract to play for a Canadian football team . |
| 14 | He said in 90 Minutes the other week that his dream is to play for a big Italian club . |
| 15 | It is hoped that golf clubs will allow the holders of identity cards to play for a nominal green fee at off-peak times and that such cards will act as a passport to junior membership , particularly in the cases of youngsters whose parents are not golfers and , therefore , may find it difficult to join a club . |
| 16 | On several occasions , he was invited to play for the Roman Catholic Holy Cross football team in charity matches to raise funds for it . |
| 17 | Even though the Irish need a point in Valetta to clinch their first appearance in the finals , Charlton has agreed for Galvin to stay behind to play for the Second Division side in their Littlewoods Cup third-round second replay at Bolton . |
| 18 | Etheridge , English-born with Irish parentage , replaces Neil Francis , who withdrew last week because of business commitments , and he intends to play for the Irish Exiles side in their provincial championship debut next season . |
| 19 | The move means 23-year-old Rodber will be available to play for the Northern Division — to the delight of the selectors . |
| 20 | He 's a Yorkshireman through and through — and he 's already told us he would like to play for the Northern Division . |
| 21 | If you had a talent , you were recognised , and often I got invited to play for the local Boy Scout group . |
| 22 | He said : ‘ We do n't judge our progress by the results we achieve , rather by the number of players who eventually go on to play for the full Ulster side . |
| 23 | I had no conception of what it was like to play for an honest-to-god institution until Walter put me straight . |
| 24 | Time for reflection : Andy Goram now knows ‘ what it is like to play for an honest-to-god institution ’ after some words of wisdom from Walter Smith . |
| 25 | One , Danny Blanchflower , called us together and told us he wanted the team to play like the great one-touch Spurs side of the 60s . |
| 26 | He thinks about football rigorously , and stresses how much more difficult it is to play against an Italian attack . |
| 27 | He was brought up in a rough area of Bradford and he and his mates used to play against the front shop of my old mate and skipper Brian Close . |
| 28 | ‘ But with local events and regional qualifying events available , the chance is there for every participant to play against the leading British players at Telford in the national championships . ’ |
| 29 | One industry observer , Bill Welter. a consultant to Applied Concepts , believes that by 1983 there will be three chess calculators available that will be good enough to play against the top 5 per cent of rated players . |
| 30 | Many of the other holes present similar hazards , and because of this , dare I say , there will be a good deal of conservative golf played this week , with players being forced to play into the safer , flatter parts of the green . |