Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] play [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The children of Egypt played in the dust-laden sunlight , and as far as I could tell they were happy . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | His parents were lawyers and when his father was sworn in Harry played at the ceremony at the age of six ! |
| 8 | His parents were lawyers and when his father was sworn in Harry played at the ceremony at the age of six ! |
| 9 | He 'll be spending Winter in Australia playing for the third team of a little club called Ranwick . |
| 10 | George moved to Sheffield to play for The Wednesday in the summer of 1925 but his 48 goals for us in the higher divisions , scored generally when we were far from being a great side , were easily our best tally in the period 1921–5 and have only ever been bettered by Mark Bright and Ian Wright . |
| 11 | The last time Gloucester went to Tyneside to play in the cup they took on the old Gosforth team … the score that day … 26-15 to the Cherry and whites … that was almost three years ago … |
| 12 | Following the question about Everton playing for the Brylcreem Trophy , readers Neil Girard and John Wheatland point out that Everton beat Ipswich Town in a competition based on the Superstars TV programme in which players from both sides took part in various games of skill . |
| 13 | ‘ However , there are a lot of good players from around Europe playing on the Swedish Tour and it made me realise what I have to do to make it as a pro . |