Example sentences of "begin to play [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Europe would begin to play a more significant part in British affairs in the future . |
| 2 | Do these changes mean ( since all of us who have had the privilege of working with Indians know the tremendous intellectual power of that nation ) that India will begin to play the role in the world which many of us have expected and foreseen ? |
| 3 | In international relations , in a broader sense of the term , they were beginning to play an increasing part , and one with immense potentialities for the future ; but even in 1914 they had only a secondary role in the thinking of diplomats or foreign offices . |
| 4 | By this time she was consciously beginning to play the role that most appealed to her ironic sense of self-awareness : the rather eccentric and certainly unorthodox grand old lady of her native Swansea , whose celebrated love of a good cigar , smoked in public , was matched at a less superficial level by deep attachment to the uncompromising principles instilled into her by her Quaker family background . |
| 5 | The RAF 's V Force began to play a modest , but significant , role in the Western deterrent . |
| 6 | Their concerns now became far more parochial and ethnic , and party considerations undoubtedly began to play a greater part . |
| 7 | It was not until the 1950s that the investment role of the services began to play a greater part in government debates while the 1960s are the period par excellence of the human capital theory and theorists . |
| 8 | Almost without realizing it , he began to play a soulful , haunting melody . |
| 9 | As Russia advanced westward and began to play a role alongside the major European powers in the determination of the affairs of the continent , the Slavs of the Balkans turned to St Petersburg for diplomatic and military support , which was usually forthcoming . |
| 10 | Agricultural institutions also began to play a major role in applying biological theory to the problems of agriculture . |
| 11 | Especially in the USA , women began to play a role in observation in the big observatories by the end of the century . |
| 12 | From the kitchen Jenny 's portable radio began to play a selection of brass-band music . |
| 13 | The man took out two small whistles and , pushing one into each corner of his mouth , began to play a strange , rhythmic , haunting tune . |
| 14 | The girl knelt down and began to play a game of marbles with the Doctor . |
| 15 | They then began to play a game which involved tearing pieces off the aircraft and hurtling them at each other . |
| 16 | Now , for the first time , fixed though often not very stringent criteria for appointment began to play a significant role . |
| 17 | Because undergraduates could engage in off-campus activities without being supervised by the university authorities , they began to play a more significant part in society at large . |
| 18 | He quickly began to play the Midland circuit again . |
| 19 | After the speeches and the toasts , someone began to play the piano in the saloon and Ernest led his bride into the middle of the floor , to lead the dancing . |
| 20 | Francie began to play the love theme from the ‘ Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture ’ with excessive , perhaps derisive , use of tremolo . |
| 21 | Francie finished the love theme from the ‘ Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture ’ and began to play the Liebestod from ‘ Tristan and Isolde ’ in the manner of a slow air . |
| 22 | A band outside began to play the " Marseillaise " and iced champagne was served for the guests to toast the emperor and the New Year . |
| 23 | From the room immediately beneath them , somebody began to play the piano , a Chopin nocturne , with heavy emphasis , but the piano was be no means suitable for Chopin and the sound travelled upwards as a hellish tingling of protesting strings . |
| 24 | Her anguished reply appeared to give him pause , but he had no time to follow it up , as the organ began to play the triumphal entry of the Queen of Sheba . |
| 25 | The band , too drunk to understand , began to play the Marseillaise . |
| 26 | The audience held their breath in one collective sigh as the orchestra began to play the first few bars of ‘ Strolling with Nancy ’ . |
| 27 | Francie tuned up and began to play an unexpected , tearoom kind of music . |
| 28 | He began to play an old song . |
| 29 | But Japan has also begun to play a major foreign policy role , gaining great influence in the UN , the World Bank — and in the Third World , by virtue of its being the largest aid-giver . |
| 30 | The deal fell foul of the Commission which , during the run up to the elimination of European trade barriers and the completion of the Internal Market in 1992 , had begun to play an increasingly important role in competition policy . |