Example sentences of "playing that " in BNC.

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1 It sounded extremely good , so I , lying on my back in the sunshine , shouted up to the open windows , ‘ Hello , who 's playing that ? ’
2 Mr Murdoch , like Mr Gower , has a way of playing that was bound to run into trouble .
3 He 's got a rare understanding of the blues , both on acoustic and electric , but it 's his slide guitar playing that 's really earned the praise .
4 And it was only after John had given up playing that Palace at last fell out of the 1st Division , so it was only right that in September 1974 the club gave him a richly deserved Testimonial for his magnificent services .
5 There 's a distinctly inventive yet methodical progression to be found in his solos in these series of takes and there is a collected and rounded economy to his playing that is less remarkable in earlier recordings .
6 Well , that 's obviously a bit of a ridiculous generalisation , but there 's just something about his playing that was unexplainable .
7 That did n't stop me , man — I was playing that thing for two years . ’
8 We always had busloads of Glen Miller fans turning up , because the name ‘ The Dance Kings ’ kinda denoted that we would be playing that kind of music .
9 ‘ I 'm not sure I really want to watch Arsenal , but they are not playing that well and it 's going to be a phenomenal game . ’
10 ‘ We were in winning positions in both games so we ca n't be playing that badly .
11 With the same team and the same way of playing that was n't good enough to hold off Leeds last season .
12 It 's a low-key opening — low-key in the sense that The Mekons , Bats , Dentists , Band Of Susans , Quicksand , Jawbox and Girls Against Boys are all playing that night .
13 As Swansea are playing that vital game at St. Helen 's , I 've a sneaking suspicion that they might just pull it off .
14 So alien was it to see Mary Joe playing that way that I suspect she was injured and an android had been substituted , and wrongly programmed .
15 In the 1812 the members of the Academy , trained on quite different repertory , let their hair down in playing that is both crisp and alert , obviously enjoying their outing into this pop repertory .
16 When W. H. Auden once found him playing that game and asked him why he seemed to relish it , he reflected gravely and then replied , " Well , I suppose it 's the nearest thing to being dead " .
17 ‘ That is my punishment , Gabriel , for playing that foolish trick with the valentine on him . ’
18 The other class of player seeks nourishment for the soul , and loves playing that is not only clear but also soft and melting .
19 They are playing that song they play , probably it 's their national anthem , and the cameras linger on Keith , the clean black planes of his face , his serious eyes , his tight curly hair …
20 ‘ All I wanted to say was — her life is devoted to serving and servicing others — and the book shows that by playing that role that that role adds more to human happiness and richness than anything else .
21 ‘ Is the old man still playing that game ?
22 ‘ I enjoyed playing that role .
23 First by erm having a story and then by playing a game , and in playing that game before us the answer to this deep problem will emerge .
24 I tried the Mimosa Club to see if anyone interesting was playing that evening but got no reply .
25 Not playing that game at the moment .
26 But I mean the main the main I mean in it in certain quarters we 've been down playing that aspect of it simply to get it through .
27 Most just wished Halom was playing that night .
28 Asked about the daring six that took him to his century , Lewis added : ‘ I had got to 90 by attacking the bowling so I was determined to keep playing that way .
29 That was good playing that was .
30 playing that .
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