Example sentences of "[coord] play a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the co-operative principle , I also assumed that my neighbour was telling the truth ( there was no evidence that she was lying , hallucinating , or playing a practical joke ) . |
| 2 | Many of the operations of mind , for example high-speed addition , skilled typing , or playing a musical instrument are not readily examined through introspection . |
| 3 | I like to draw and make things or play a musical instrument |
| 4 | ACE exists predominantly as an ectoenzyme of vascular endothelial cells and plays a key part in the renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin systems by activating angiotensin I into angiotensin II and inactivating bradykinin . |
| 5 | In addition , both ICAMs are expressed at low levels on resting vascular endothelium ; ICAM-1 is strongly upregulated by cytokine stimulation and plays a key role in the arrest of leukocytes in blood vessels at sites of inflammation and injury . |
| 6 | The museum includes a library and archives documenting the reign of the Orléans-Bragança family ; it receives 300,000 visitors a year and plays a key role in the artistic and cultural life of Brazil . |
| 7 | Laura , an accountant , has just won the Ulster ladies ' individual life-saving title for the fourth year running , while Karen is in the ambulance service and plays a key role as secretary of Ireland 's No.1 club in the RLSS — Southend . |
| 8 | It provides technical advice and computing facilities , printed and photocopied research material , a specialised library , a seminar programme which attracts attendance from outside Cambridge as well as within , and plays a major role in sustaining the publication of Local Population Studies . |
| 9 | This pathway generates NO and plays a significant part in the regulation of resting gall bladder tone and in gall bladder emptying . |
| 10 | ‘ BP possesses first-class expertise in the subject and plays a significant role in the management of the project . |
| 11 | Regular exercise can improve the quality of and extend an active life , and plays a vital part in the prevention of many chronic conditions . |
| 12 | But if religious beliefs have provided presupposition , sanction , even motivation for science ; if they have regulated discussions of method and played a selective role in the evaluation of rival theories , the possibility of a more wide-ranging , and I hope rewarding , inquiry opens up . |
| 13 | He was bothered by a hamstring tweak and played a limited part . |
| 14 | Wilfred Innerd was a Geordie who joined the Palace at the club 's inception in 1905 and played a major part in its establishment . |
| 15 | In 1962 he was appointed clinical subdean and played a major part in revising the medical curriculum . |
| 16 | Kentish archers were considered among the finest in the country and it is not unlikely that archers from Halling were present with Lord Cobham during the Hundred Years War and also at Agincourt , where the archers of Kent were in the fore front and played a major part in the defeat of the French Cavalry . |
| 17 | It helped to bring the system into disrepute and played a major part in the eventual breakdown of the Plowden structure . |
| 18 | Sigmund Freud did not overestimate the importance of sex in psychology , he simply showed that sex existed and played a major part in the psychological development of a human being and if suppressed could result in neurotic disorders . |
| 19 | I was thinking for instance in the context of Sri Lanka , where I was born , that there is n't a straight forward national liberation struggle , there are lots of problems such as militarism which the women 's movement has taken on in various ways and played a major part in combating . |
| 20 | The famous bull Terling Marthus , with plenty of American blood in his ancestry , was imported from South Africa and played a major role in continuing the British breed 's development . |
| 21 | Involvement of the teachers : In successful schools , the teachers were involved in curriculum planning and played a major role in developing their own curriculum guidelines . |
| 22 | Albert Einstein was largely responsible for the first , was entirely responsible for the second , and played a major role in the development of the third . |
| 23 | Joined the Group in 1975 and played a major role in developing the Group 's significant offshore engineering activities . |
| 24 | Joined the Group in 1985 and played a major role in developing the Group 's gas turbine division . |
| 25 | She was netball captain and played a creditable game of tennis . |
| 26 | The Brownes and their descendants lived here for many years and played a prominent part in the life of the village . |
| 27 | He was also very active on the economic front and played a prominent part in killing off a proposal to float sterling in 1952 . |
| 28 | Aymer de Valence was therefore cousin to Edward II and played a prominent part in his reign as a defender of the monarchy ( see plate 2.3 ) . |
| 29 | ‘ — and then I belonged to the Pasha of Re'durat and played a prominent part in the battle of the Great Nef , which is where I received the slight nick you may have noticed some two-thirds of the way up my blade , ’ Kring was saying from its temporary home in a tussock . |
| 30 | This suggests that all in the kings ' followings , lesser men as well as great nobles , were involved in the action , and played a collective role in underwriting the kings ' commitments . |