Example sentences of "[noun] played a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Walker played a sloppy square-pass , selling his centre-back partner Mark Wright short and costing England a 12th-minute goal . |
2 | A beggar , the lower part of his face eaten away by sores , did a strange dance , hopping on one leg while a small , skeletal boy clothed in rags played a haunting tune on a reed pipe . |
3 | Heads played a crucial part in developing such a culture , but it was sustained by other leaders ( especially deputies ) and by active participation of staff members . |
4 | Ironically , it was the last great European conflict in which religion played a dominant role . |
5 | Have anxiety , fear , guilt , anger , personal embarrassment or ridicule played a significant part in what you have just been analysing ? |
6 | The socialist parties played a peripheral role in the revolution of 1905 . |
7 | As the Association 's general secretary , David played a major role in the many developments which took place during the period . |
8 | Situated on the banks of the River Mondego , on an important crossroads , it has for centuries played a vital role in the life of the centre of the country . |
9 | Dustin played a timid bank clerk who dreams of being a ladies ' man , although he does not seem to be short of girlfriends . |
10 | Much of the next two years was passed in efforts to avert just such a development , and in these efforts the clergy played a positive role . |
11 | One of the kindest and most popular members of the board , which he served with distinction for some 20 years , Mr Scott played a major part in the gradual development of Goodison Park into one of the country 's finest grounds , and also led the battle against hooliganism from the front . |
12 | Meteorology is probably the most international of the sciences , and Scott played a significant part in establishing the tradition of ready co-operation between countries that became the accepted norm . |
13 | As my hon. Friend pointed out , Labour played a disreputable role in relation to trusts . |
14 | High above , the wind played a delicate tune through crumpled foliage . |
15 | When Cheney and Seyfarth played a tonal call normally given in response to leopards , the majority of the monkeys ran to a tree . |
16 | Indeed , the freshness and simplicity of those recordings played a vital part in laying the foundations of a lasting career . |
17 | Fortunately his words were usually more ferocious than his actions , and , although he had Eisenhower 's full confidence , the President played a restraining role in foreign affairs . |
18 | These views reflect what has since been recognized as a ‘ prevailing ideology ’ in ‘ the British literary-journalistic establishment ’ of the 1950s — — in which Snow 's influence as a reviewer played a considerable part . |
19 | Three years later the introduction of a new registration system for despatches and telegrams played a crucial role in changing the position of the more senior officials , the first-division clerks , and giving them , far more than in the past , a share in policy-making . |
20 | The RSSPCC played a leading role in the Orkney affair . |
21 | Like the Indians and Levantines in modern Africa , the Jews played a vital part in fertilizing the economy of medieval Europe . |
22 | The fact that on the whole constituencies tended to return MPs on distinct party platforms , even on occasion issuing instructions to those chosen advising them how to act once in Parliament , has led to the conclusion that the electorate played a large part in perpetuating the intensity of party strife at Westminster . |
23 | In an address to the English Association , Henry Newbolt had himself expressed his antipathy to institutions of any kind ( see p.32 ) , yet both Newbolt and the Association played a crucial role in the preparation of this government report . |
24 | Staff in Lothian 's Finance Department played a crucial part in questioning predictions of reform costs and savings produced for the Government by consultants Touche Ross . |
25 | CCG 's Training Department played a significant role in the mobilisation as CCG 's Bob Rae explained , ‘ Bookkeeping and Induction sessions were run in schools in Ryedale , Scarborough and the surrounding areas . |
26 | His side played a significant part in making this a good match . |
27 | This recognises that Pakistan played a significant role in the conflict through its assistance to Afghanistan resistance forces and in receiving Afghan refugees . |
28 | However much the Christian religion taught of Christ , the Old Testament played a vital part in the reconciling of Germanic society and Christianity . |
29 | The blood of animals was also sacred , or seen as belonging particularly to the deity , and so its shedding played a central role in Jewish cult . |
30 | No doubt the laying of the artificial grass pitch at Newry played a major part in getting their fixtures cleared up early . |