Example sentences of "[pron] play [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that 's our business , taking risks , and it works well enough — as long as everyone plays by the rules . ’ |
| 2 | On another day we went to St. Anne 's where I played on the sands that were not a patch on those of the South Coast . |
| 3 | The first one is the one I played on the entire record of ‘ Question And Answer ’ . |
| 4 | Occasionally he produced a camera and pointed it at me , as I played on the lawn with my limber chestnut friend , Katrina ( who would later drop out of high school and become a porno star in Paris ) , or at me alone , mainly alone . |
| 5 | I played with the idea that I was Messiah … ’ |
| 6 | When I played with the Lego I built a bridge . |
| 7 | I played with the dumpy stem of the brandy glass , smirking at Ashley through the candle flame . |
| 8 | ‘ A week ago I played with the Rectory children . |
| 9 | I played with the notion of bombing it . |
| 10 | ‘ Really , I played off the monitors . |
| 11 | ‘ When I joined Vancouver Whitecaps I played under the best manager of my career . |
| 12 | There were no school sports and no athletics , just football , and that is what I played for the rest of the time I was there . |
| 13 | I affected to become social with the others but out of the corner of my mind — while I played for the others the part of a poor miner 's son who was puzzled , but delighted by the attention these lovely people paid to him — I had her under close observation … |
| 14 | ‘ It was the first time I played for the County . |
| 15 | I developed so much skill that I could put together a 50 or 60 break and when I moved to York I played for the local Conservative club and reached the final of the York and District competition . |
| 16 | I played for the |
| 17 | ‘ I played in the 1987 cup final win against Wasps , but I do n't remember much about that game because I got concussed in the opening 10 minutes . |
| 18 | I would often see her watching me as I played in the fields . |
| 19 | ‘ I played in the last game in the Third Division before we were relegated to the Fourth . |
| 20 | I played in the polo team , did n't I ? |
| 21 | At cricket I played in the second eleven , and was its captain in my third year . |
| 22 | He said : ‘ I played in the unofficial Tests against all the rebel sides that came out to South Africa in the 1980s and that gave me a good idea of what to expect . |
| 23 | And Graham claimed : ‘ Frank McLintock was a marvellous skipper — I should know because I played in the same team with him . |
| 24 | And Merson revealed : ‘ The boss called me in on Monday and told me that it would be best if I played in the reserves on Tuesday rather than travel with the squad to Blackburn . |
| 25 | ‘ I played in the friendlies against Wolves and Peterborough but I was not really fit enough , and still felt tired , but that was hardly surprising as these were my first two games . |
| 26 | When I played in the Wimbledon final , I knew that I had certain kinds of weaknesses . |
| 27 | I was 5′ 10½&in in height in bare feet and weighed soaking wet no more than 12½ stone and since I played in the park , usually at open side wing forward , and since I played against genuinely big men , it therefore followed I had to be galvanically quick . |
| 28 | ‘ I played in the last Dublin game and the atmosphere was incredible . |
| 29 | I played against the English nine times and they always had a very strong scrum . |
| 30 | ‘ It is despicable for someone to play on the fears of ordinary people in this way . |