Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] play [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The band left us after lunch to play on the esplanade of Stirling Castle . |
| 2 | Instead , nationalist argument and continual bickering between nation-states played on the fears and worries of the borderlands . |
| 3 | He was a Cambridge blue during the years 1888–90 and won the first of his thirteen caps for England playing in the match against Wales in 1890 while he was still at university . |
| 4 | But now the club have found that on applying for renewal of permission to play at the same venue next season , the pitch has already been allocated . |
| 5 | A fraction of a second later a wash of flame played over the stones where they had been standing . |
| 6 | In her chamber , her naked sexuality is like a flickering tongue of flame playing over the body of her lover . |
| 7 | The little pulls of wind playing with the leaves were getting stronger now , shaking the petals from the wild roses and throwing them at the diners as if they were confetti . |
| 8 | Little shooting beams of light played over the scene of the sea and the crates of bananas as her lowered eyes struggled to cope with the brightness of the sun that had entered them . |
| 9 | They liked to tell stories of funny replies to canvass enquiries or of japes played against the socialists , when putting up or pulling down posters . |
| 10 | And what kind of band played for the dances when you were in then ? |
| 11 | For some I know this is simply not enough , but as the years go by I find that Chopin 's ultra-refined eloquence of utterance responds more readily to an unforced , more integrated style than the ferocious changeability that has been the very kernel of Chopin playing for the last twenty or thirty years . |
| 12 | The children of Egypt played in the dust-laden sunlight , and as far as I could tell they were happy . |
| 13 | Harrison kept intent on the gentleman but still he noted the two boats on the lake — one had caught what must be a pike from the struggle — heard the chiming axes of the woodmen , noted the flocks on the Scale Force bank of Crummock and , more particularly , a pair of swallows playing beside the water — these and a score of other impressions gave him a richness of context denied Hope who , after struggling with his pipe , battled on , oblivious of all that was about him , to confirm and exercise his new and gloriously liberated Christianity . |
| 14 | THE collections in the National Museum are impressive : an entire Roman mosaic floor from the time of Marcus Aurelian and a beautiful stele of Orpheus playing to the animals . |
| 15 | There will a lot of cricket played in the remaining matches , with only three points separating five teams from second to sixth in the table . |
| 16 | On the following page are some examples of games played from the Child ego-state . |
| 17 | Swimming lessons are available for children and there is masses of space to play in the grounds . |
| 18 | You also get Scottish bagpipes and an interesting world music reconstruction of music played at the battle of Jericho . |
| 19 | Eventually , it became the main type of music played by the sound systems , as its popularity grew among young blacks who abandoned skinhead reggae . |
| 20 | But which one to choose … here 's a selection of pantomimes playing in the Central South area . |
| 21 | This year we have decided to dovetail into the same period as the York Festival and Mystery Plays to offer you an opportunity to experience the remarkable cycle of York plays alongside the Early Music Festival . |
| 22 | Outside , the blackbirds scolded and the sound of children playing on the green , glorying in the first few outdoor games of spring , could be faintly heard . |
| 23 | He passed the same group of children playing on the rocks and was surrounded , as on the previous day , by a dozen or so pairs of inquisitive hands , young but not so innocent . |
| 24 | Whether or not he is a pimp is immaterial : the house in which the Gomez couple live — one amongst many similarly decrepit properties owned by Jubilee in the vicinity — is full of signs of sexual activity , such as numbers of children playing on the stairs , in the hallways , and running along the landing , and Judy Gomez 's pregnancy . |
| 25 | Dorothy L. Sayers was writing her series of radio plays about the life of Christ called Man Born to Be King . |
| 26 | Babur sends his mother a postcard of dolphins playing in the water . |
| 27 | With massive organisational changes in health and social services , came the consultants armed with games and simulations for managers to play to the new ground rules of collaboration . |
| 28 | The virtually complete Student Five Nations Championship with fixtures played on the Friday preceding senior Five Nations matches , and the U21 Divisional Championship taking place on the Sundays following the last three Five Nations matches involving England , not only poses problems for players faced with selection for both , but also puts a great number of young players in the limelight as the Development Squad for the future is gradually moulded and refined . |
| 29 | It vibrates in sympathy with music played in the next room . |
| 30 | Cup-tie , with Bailey playing for the well-known London amateur side , Walthamstow Avenue , who switched the replay to Stamford Bridge because their home ground could not hold more than a fraction of the spectators who wanted to attend . |