Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] play [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having made contact with a group of students at the nearby Architectural Association he went to see them play at the Goings On Club in Archer Street , a tiny place largely frequented by poets . |
| 2 | I would nt be at all suprised to see them play in the ‘ theatre of dreams ’ . |
| 3 | Rather than waiting for inspiration he is shown with a pen in his hand , an unfinished manuscript on the table , and at his side a harpsichord on which we are to imagine him playing through the work in progress . |
| 4 | The Irish selectors were keen to see him play in the inter-pro series in his bid for a place in the Irish side . |
| 5 | I knew that from when I 'd gone to watch them play in the past , but I 'd been cured of insomnia for some time now . |
| 6 | Britain welcomes foreign investment , as everybody knows , but the point of having a European Community is to make everyone play by the rules . |
| 7 | ‘ It seemed unfair to make them play in the dark , ’ John says . |
| 8 | From any of these positions I would be crazy to make him play with the left knee inflamed the way it is . ’ |