Example sentences of "played [noun sg] to the " in BNC.
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1 | Sports fans will know that Innsbruck played host to the Olympic Games , and our tour includes a visit to the Bergisel ski jump . |
2 | Later , the Palazzo played host to the Consiglio dei Novacento , the Counsel of the 900 , 150 counsellors from each of the six ‘ gate ’ districts of the city . |
3 | Once again the capital played host to the major , and minor , royalties of Europe , including the Tsar and the King of Prussia . |
4 | LAP OF LUXURY : The villa rented by Mona when she played host to the Mellors Pictures : HARRY PAGE |
5 | And , not too far up the road , we come across The London Hospital , which played host to The Elephant Man . |
6 | For the second year running Ridgeway House played host to the ‘ Junior Citizen Project ’ run by Thames Valley Police . |
7 | LASMO Indonesia played host to the company 's second health , safety and environment conference . |
8 | On 9 August the Library 's team of anglers ( Bill Harkin , Jim Mason , Rab Neil , Willie Ogilvie , Walter Porteous , Colin Scott and Bob Venters ) played host to the 1992 Civil Service Scottish Sea-Angling Championship , held this year at Dunbar . |
9 | NTL transport manager Sid Blackburn and BNFL press officer Bill Anderton played host to the captains for their stay . |
10 | Three weeks ago Silverstone played host to the Formula One Grand Prix . |
11 | So , in an effort to bring the sport together under one roof , the Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre played host to the first All-England Championships . |