Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] played a [adj] part " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emigration , which has played a major part in Goa 's culture , is the reason for its emptiness . |
| 2 | Anne had been born and brought up in Bellerby in North Yorkshire , a member of the Metcalfe family which has played a large part in keeping this tradition alive . |
| 3 | The Labour Party , which had played a central part in achieving educational change through Circular 10/65 ( see page 15 ) , had become more and more doubtful about the political wisdom of some of the changes it had itself pioneered . |
| 4 | Serbia , which bad been semi-independent from 1817 and fully independent from 1878 , and which had played a considerable part in the First World War ( and suffered enormous losses ) , was the nucleus of the new state . |
| 5 | Their rejection of the Old Testament set aside the argument from fulfilled prophecy which had played a notable part in his conversion . |
| 6 | Priority will also be given to cooperation with many social movements which have played a major part in the struggle for democracy in different parts of the world . |
| 7 | Perhaps this is of particular importance when considering the more informal pedagogies which have played a major part in teaching activity since the late 1960s . |
| 8 | ‘ She has played a vital part in some of the most important movements and problems of the last 25 years , the ecumenical movement , the problem of refugees , the problems of world poverty and hunger , the problem of race relations . |
| 9 | In Tolmezzo Domanov was joined by General Peter Krasnov , who had played a prominent part in the Russian Civil War , first as Ataman of the Don Cossacks and later in the Baltic States . |
| 10 | There seems little doubt that the team suffered badly by being deprived of the services of Ian Gow , a widely-respected , close associate of the Prime Minister who had played a major part in her 1989 campaign and whose murder by the IRA in July had led to the Eastbourne by-election . |
| 11 | An Arabic-speaking Tunisian-American , Habib was the son of Phillip Habib , a former government agent who had played a big part in breaking up the French Connection in Marseilles during the 1960s . |
| 12 | The English pair , who have played a major part in England 's promotion to the Super Division of the European League , were beaten 21–18 , 22–20 by German pair Peter Franz and Torben Wosik . |
| 13 | We have played a decisive part in the development of the Community over the past decade . |
| 14 | The trade unions are by far the largest body representing people who will be affected by the introduction of new technologies , and in Britain they have played a prominent part in the debate about information technology . |
| 15 | These figures for acquisitions mean that general insurance companies have played a significant role in channelling funds from ‘ surplus ’ units towards the government ; they have played a significant part in recent years in financing the PSBR . |
| 16 | He has played a major part in Australia 's last four Test victories . |
| 17 | He has played a leading part in representing the brewing industry and is acknowledged internationally as a world expert on hops . |
| 18 | He has played a leading part in developing the Viet Nam business for the bast six years , chalking up 32 visits to the country before his permanent posting . |
| 19 | Although the United Kingdom is on the continental shelf , it has played a positive part in Europe 's history . |
| 20 | It was the ultimate war , the final confrontation between Good and Evil , and he had played a major part in the war . |
| 21 | Some of them have played a big part at local council level and it does n't turn nationalists into unionists . |