Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] play [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fighting spirit we showed to get back in the game was encourageing , perhaps Batts should have played from the start . |
| 2 | We 'll put it right where we think it matters , on the training field and we 'll keep playing with the philosophy of working , training and competing . ’ |
| 3 | Occasionally Princess Margaret 's son , Viscount Linley , and the Princes Andrew and Edward might come to play for the afternoon but there certainly were n't the comings and goings many have assumed . |
| 4 | Sometimes I we always felt that you 'd like to play against the wind it gives you just that |
| 5 | His personal rapport with Kennedy was one asset , but in addition , as on previous occasions , he could hope to play on the contradictions in American policy , and exploit the fact that Kennedy himself was by no means persuaded of the virtues of MLF . |
| 6 | It is hard to imagine what role it could have played in the prevention or aftermath of events such as the Piper Alpha oil platform explosion in the North Sea , the Zeebrugge ferry disaster or the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure boat on the Thames , for instance . |
| 7 | The student may want to find out more about the kind of parts he/she may play in the future , or indeed may have played during the time already spent at drama school . |
| 8 | He 's a Yorkshireman through and through — and he 's already told us he would like to play for the Northern Division . |
| 9 | Such action , I believed — and still believe — would have played into the hands of my enemies . |
| 10 | ‘ We Americans are spoilt , ’ he said , ‘ I doubt whether we would have played in the cold and soaking conditions we had here today . ’ |
| 11 | The 26-year-old midfield player , rated at £1.8m , said : ‘ I have spoken to Ron and would love to play in the Premier League . ’ |