Example sentences of "[adj] play [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This plays upon the naturally alienistic attitudes of hearing parents who desperately want their deaf children to speak because of parental fear of physical expression and the implications of having to express themselves in a predominantly physical mode in order to achieve basic communication . |
| 2 | In addition to the games played by the Child there are some played from the Parent ego-state . |
| 3 | I tend to think it 's easier to play at the side , because you can actually do that if you want . |
| 4 | ‘ I was quite prepared to play in the reserves , and wait patiently for an opportunity . |
| 5 | If he does cause a byelection , he will face the charge that he is not prepared to play by the rules laid down by the party conference . |
| 6 | The muscle is giving me some grief but as long as there is no long-term damage then I am willing to play through the pain barrier . ’ |
| 7 | The conversation , the ‘ dinner of two complete courses , variety of wines and the regimental band of musick playing in the square ’ all enchanted Boswell , and according to him , Johnson too , whom he reports as saying , ‘ I shall always remember this fort with gratitude . ’ |
| 8 | As a result , I did n't do much spontaneous playing in the actual studio . ’ |
| 9 | The soloist is brilliant , and she is superbly accompanied by Sandor Vegh , who gets vitally responsive playing from the orchestra , with no feeling of hurry or strain . |
| 10 | As you might expect , Marriner 's performances are genial and civilized , with refined , responsive playing from the Academy . |
| 11 | Mark Ermler draws generally crisp and lively playing from the Covent Garden Orchestra , but it is uphill work with such a score , hardly helped by what is happening on stage . |
| 12 | Mark Ermler draws generally crisp and lively playing from the Covent Garden Orchestra , but it is uphill work with such a score , hardly helped by what is happening on stage . |
| 13 | In India , the hooded Spectacled Cobra assumes , in effect , the exact same role as that played by the Rainbow Serpent . |
| 14 | The polar moment of inertia of the Moon C has been determined from J 2 , and from the physical librations which for the Moon have played an equivalent role in determining C to that played by the rate of polar axis precession in the case of the Earth ( see section 3.2.1 ) . |
| 15 | And there 's time to remember the part each played in the fight against fascism . |
| 16 | The guitar was very well set up and proved comfortable and easy to play from the off . |
| 17 | The first movement has extraordinary expressive power and drama , with contrasts of mood very sharply drawn ; the Scherzo is a miracle of delicate playing at a very fast tempo ; and in the Andante Toscanini draws exquisitely tender and lyrical playing from the orchestra . |
| 18 | She was due to play for the men yesterday in the annual Town versus Gown match in Oxford . |
| 19 | The first report announced with regret that Harry Vardon , who was due to play in the Opening 36-hole match with James Braid , had caught 'flu and would be replaced by Rowland Jones who had ‘ recently and convincingly beaten James Braid at Tooting Bec ’ . |
| 20 | Opener Atherton was due to play in the first Test at Calcutta before being forced out on the morning of the match because of illness . |
| 21 | It is possible to play with the distance between the position taken up as a reader and the meaning the text seems to offer . |
| 22 | They invited to the Hong Kong Sevens to play in the fifteen-man exhibition game beforehand . |
| 23 | Although he is fit to play in the Western Division curtain-raiser today and tomorrow , it 's unlikely he 'll be utilised as a bowler . |
| 24 | South African fast bowler Meyrick Pringle , one of three players sharing that surname who are likely to play in the World Cup |
| 25 | That apart , I would guess the other 11 played in the game against Arsenal . |
| 26 | Clarke looks sure to play in the final two Tests on the blind-side of the scrum and his promotion is a huge letdown for the two original selections in that position , Mike Teague and Mick Galwey . |
| 27 | The Kings Head has welcomed its share of celebrities over the year , including Turner , whilst working on his painting of Easby Abbey , Franz Liszt , who arrive late to play in the ballroom , and , more recently , Val Doonican . |
| 28 | It 's been good to play in the six games so far and you do n't want to miss any at this stage of the season . ’ |
| 29 | It 's been good to play in the six games so far and you do n't want to miss any at this stage of the season . ’ |
| 30 | I think we have to remember that that that these Anthems are all played by the same military band , and therefore they 're played in a western style . |