Example sentences of "playing [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Croatian cities conquered in this expedition retained a degree of local autonomy by playing off Venice against Hungary as the fortunes of Dalmatia oscillated between the two rival powers . |
| 2 | John Ferguson , Canberra Raiders wing , recalling ‘ 85 RL cup final when playing for Wigan . |
| 3 | British number one Jeremy Bates , playing for Raynes Park , lost to British number two Chris Wilkinson 7–6 6–4 in the Everest National Club League Premier Division match at the Royal Berkshire Club . |
| 4 | Robert is a keen footballer , playing for Stoddard 's team in the Paisley and District five-a-side league . |
| 5 | ‘ But if it takes that long to sort things out I 'd like to be playing for Sunderland . |
| 6 | She brought her haul of county match appearances up to 99 , while the number of times she played for her club — she was playing for Ganton up until a few months before her death — must have constituted a record . |
| 7 | After 17 years of first-class cricket with nothing more serious than a broken finger or two , he chased a ball into the outfield while playing for Devon against Berkshire at Reading and fell awkwardly , breaking his ankle . |
| 8 | cantona will not play any more home games at Old Trafford because ‘ it does not feel right ’ nor will he play more games in Paris ‘ because he is not in love with Paris anymore ’ and thus will not be playing for France for their vital clash with Bulgaria unless ‘ le match ’ is moved to another city … ( the first is a joke — the second is true ; at least according to norw. papers ) |
| 9 | One of them said he faced a possible ban from International footie ( playing for France I assume , and any matches the scum have in Europe — nyuk , nyuk ) , the other said he would face a ban from the game — AS A WHOLE . |
| 10 | Although he is a great talent , and ( when he 's playing for France ) a pleasure to watch , I still hate him . |
| 11 | When I first came across him in 1982 he was playing for Exeter University in a sevens game at Twickenham . |
| 12 | He preferred the slow , peaceful life of the Devon countryside to the frenetic bustle of the metropolis : playing for Exeter seemed better than the likelihood of being very small fish in the big Arsenal pool . |
| 13 | ‘ Look there 's Hoddle — he 's good when he 's playing for Tottenham but look at him now . ’ |
| 14 | Gascoigne snapped his cruciate ligaments playing for Tottenham in the 1991 FA Cup Final and was sidelined for a year . |
| 15 | Will he still be playing for Tottenham , Mum ? |
| 16 | Crosby missed the match to watch Danny Wilson , the man he has lined up as Armstrong 's £300,000 replacement , playing for Sheffield Wednesday at Arsenal . |
| 17 | Another troublesome shoulder , that belonging to Dean Richards , will be X-rayed within the next 10 days to determine whether the Leicester No. 8 has any chance of playing for England against Fiji on 4 November . |
| 18 | ‘ If Wegerle 's interested in playing for England , I 'll put him in my next B squad , ’ said Robson . |
| 19 | The other two goalkeepers in the England squad , David Luckes and Craig Winter , are sure to be on view at the Buttermen tournament , playing for England juniors and Bromley respectively . |
| 20 | The tradition of first playing for England and later becoming RFU president was continued by yet another pilot . |
| 21 | He suggested the striker was lacking in desire , suggesting he had gone missing during the game against United , and saying he had not been the same since playing for England against Turkey a fortnight ago . |
| 22 | Keegan said : ‘ I 've got players here capable of playing for England . |
| 23 | ‘ I think for a man in my position with my experience of playing for England and on the continent , it does not show much regard . ’ |
| 24 | He was injured playing for England in the friendly against Finland before the European Championship but insisted : ‘ I am now injury-free but not 100 per cent fit yet . |
| 25 | The FA could ban Wright from playing for England for a period . |
| 26 | Defender David Bardsley is ruled out of today 's match at Southampton by an ankle injury picked up playing for England in Spain , while Andy Sinton is also very doubtful with a sore foot . |
| 27 | The Kenyan-born allrounder had once come close to playing for England . |
| 28 | In order to ensure fair play in this situation , those who kept within the regulation in this matter must be the first to be given the option ( ability proven , of course ) of playing for England this winter and subsequently for at least two years . |
| 29 | I feel even better playing for England , there are so many good players around you . |
| 30 | The chances of playing for England are remote … yet for Eire in goal is good , so he 'll get some international/world experience ( maybe in the World Cup … give us another reason to cheer on you Irish ; - ) |