Example sentences of "have [adv] play a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 People have fallen in love for stranger reasons , but music has obviously played a central role in their marriage .
2 Suffice it to say that in this field voluntary effort has long played a considerable part and there are signs that it intends to increase its contribution to this field .
3 However , the development of Australian unions has been markedly and uniquely influenced by the institutional support given to them by the federal arbitration system which has long played a fundamental role in wage-determination and the settlement of disputes ( see Chapter 5 ) .
4 The Earth 's atmosphere has not played a similar role , because of the comparatively low rate of heat transport from the interior , via solid phase convection .
5 Ian Ferguson , of Rangers , who has not played a competitive match for six weeks , was last night called into the squad in response to other doubts surrounding the fitness of Leeds United 's Gary McAllister , Eoin Jess ( Aberdeen ) and the Hearts pair , John Robertson and Alan McLaren .
6 ABERDEEN 's Stewart McKimmie , who has not played a first-team game for seven months because of a knee injury , could be recalled for the Scottish Cup , quarter-final replay with Clydebank , at Kilbowie Park , tonight .
7 The state has always played a critical role in fostering the development of a capitalist economy ( Baran and Sweezy , 1966 ) .
8 ‘ Art has always played a major part in my life — both my parents are painters .
9 From Table 9.6(a) it can be seen that bank financing has always played a major part in financing British industrial and commercial companies .
10 Luck has always played a key role in doing the pools , but half the fun was thinking that skill mattered .
11 But faith has always played a big part in the game , and in France they have often made things happen simply by believing .
12 Broadcasting has always played a big part in our lives , and still does .
13 Suicide has always played a big role in Greenland .
14 In the UK , franchising has always played a significant role , although relations between franchisor and franchisee have not always been smooth , according to the report .
15 It has also played a central part in promoting management education in Wales : in 1977 it was designated as the Regional Management Centre for the Principality .
16 The Gas Turbine division has also played a leading role in this area and is pioneering the concept of total maintenance [ health care ] contracts for critical power packs both on and offshore .
17 Generally , the law has traditionally played a minimal role in controlling the use of sanctions at school .
18 He has n't played a competitive game since , but turned out with an Ulster XV in the unlikely setting of Sheephaven Bay yesterday to mark the local club 's introduction into the Ulster League .
19 Michael 's love of animals has even played a significant part in moulding his career .
20 Here , Dr Schonfield has again played a prominent role with a series of works addressed to the background of the New Testament .
21 The SDP leader Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson had declared that his party could not continue to participate in the previous PP-SDP-PA centre-left coalition arrangement without a clear consensus on two key policy issues : Iceland 's position in EFTA negotiations with the European Communities ( EC ) , in which he had personally played a leading role as Foreign Minister , and a proposed US$1,000 million project to build a new aluminium smelting plant south of Reykjavik .
22 After 1534 , Henry began to issue ecclesiastical injunctions on his own authority ; in 1535 his secretary of state , Thomas Cromwell , who had already played a major role in engineering the break with Rome , was appointed vicegerent or vicar-general of the church .
23 As a Class 2 Port Operator , Driver Oliver had already played a full part in the discharge of many of the vessels , but everyone took their turn at sentry duty in the trenches protecting the squadron location .
24 This noticeboard had already played a significant part in my life : nearly thirty years before then it had displayed the result of my own first degree ( second-class honours ) ; a few years later had come the perfunctory notice saying my doctoral thesis had been accepted by the college ; and shortly after that an even briefer note to the effect that I had joined the teaching staff .
25 It is typical of British tennis that Annabel Croft , who had not played a serious match for five years , should celebrate a light-hearted comeback by beating one of our brightest prospects who has just taken up the game professionally .
26 It concluded that Gratz had also played a key role in the affair and had intervened to have Proksch released from preventive detention in 1985 .
27 The Ministry of Information had also played a leading part in lauding the military qualities of the Soviet ally , and indeed many other of its domestic accomplishments : in February 1943 it organised a meeting at the Albert Hall to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the foundation of the Red Army .
28 Similarly the FDP campaign was dominated by Hans-Dietrich Genscher , the longstanding Foreign Minister who had also played a leading role in the unification process , and FDP posters urged the electorate to " Vote for the Germany the world trusts ! " .
29 Italy had actually played a major part in getting Abyssinia admitted to the League of Nations in 1923 , eleven years previously .
30 West Indies had won the three-Test series 2–0 , yet so far had never played a one-day international against anyone , so the balance between form and experience seemed a neat one ; and so it proved .
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