Example sentences of "[adj] be play [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is played from the Critical Parent where someone is apparently praising a job well done but spoils the effect by pointing out a relatively insignificant imperfection . |
| 2 | This is played from the Nurturing Parent . |
| 3 | This point also applies to the C note ; during the solo this is played against the G chord where it is a 4th , the D chord where it is a ♭7 and the C chord where it is a root ( 1 ) . |
| 4 | The fine polish of his technique does not disguise the music 's refinements : this is playing of the utmost subtlety , strength and thoughtful insight . |
| 5 | This is playing of the first order . |
| 6 | Its emphasis on careful measurement and exact analysis of the events mediated by receptors was to be justified by the key role this was to play in the subsequent development of novel drugs for the treatment of , for example , angina and hypertension . |
| 7 | I parked Armstrong on Soho Square and hoofed it round the corner into Dean Street , keeping an eye out for the fly-posters to see if anyone interesting was playing in the vicinity . |
| 8 | All three are playing in the coca-cola cup this week … here 's the line-up … |
| 9 | With government schemes , the worst option of all is to play by the rules . |
| 10 | Of the fifty teams taking part in the parade , only eight were playing in the four finals , but there was still the prize for the best-turned-out team to be won . |
| 11 | It is therefore not clear what role if any is played by the downstream sequences which contain HS4 , 5 and 6 . |
| 12 | It must establish at once what type of character each is to play in the plot and the relationship of each to the environment of a theme or the style of dance being used . |
| 13 | I think that 's played on the bass what would be on the piano an A. |
| 14 | Trace — as she liked to be called — at eighteen was playing in the crack South Sussex team against Rutshire in the final . |