Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] play [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I have not come to the North-East just to play in the FA Cup , ’ he said .
2 She was caught without defences , her mind still playing with the idea of being his darling girl .
3 Electric Moon is a lovely atmospheric piece wonderfully played by the major characters and delightfully illuminating the bat-squeak tensions between classes and the bureaucratic hindrances that can bring Indian life to a dead stop .
4 ’ Rainforest ’ turns out to be the squawking tropical bird noise already playing in the Centre , so I settle for the crashing waves and seagull cries of ’ Ocean ’ .
5 It was Buddie 's signature tune , the one his band always played at the start of every session .
6 The Swing Band recently played in the presence of H R H the Duchess of Kent , and has had considerable success in the Edinburgh Jazz Festival .
7 The McGeorge Rose Bowl , a pairs knock-out competition also played throughout the season , was won by Archie Lang and Thomas McCluskie .
8 We have God-given talents for a reason so play to the best of your ability at all times Never be satisfied until you have given 100 per cent .
9 Fairport has only one member of the original line-up still playing in the band , Simon Nicol .
10 And I 'd like you to both spend quite a bit of time just playing with the numbers that make up three sixty .
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