Example sentences of "play well [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Gloucester do n't believe in doing things the easy way … funny thing is they play better when they 're up against it … so this game was ideal … they were losing and down to fourteen men when Pete Jones was sent off mid way through the first half for stamping … |
2 | Quite simply , you need to apply other skills to maximise on those two minutes of swinging the club : the result ? — you play better and enjoy it more . |
3 | The 29-year-old British number one will have butterflies in his stomach when he goes on court but says : ‘ You never play well unless you are a bit nervous but generally I 've reacted well to the Davis Cup and I enjoy it . |
4 | As for the two principals , they play well if not brilliantly together as the star-crossed lovers . |
5 | They just had to be there and play well and perform well . |
6 | ‘ They will be hoping that we both play well and , unless it is a draw , they will be so happy for one of us and so sad for the other . ’ |
7 | But they have also beaten the Redskins 8–4 and 9–6 at Riverside and Chelmsford are the fancied side , so long as their imports play well and the youngsters give their all . |
8 | Last week he finished well down in Hong Kong and said : ‘ Sometimes you play well and sometimes you do n't . |