Example sentences of "[det] [noun] played a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That luck played a big part in the distribution of favours at Dovercourt is confirmed by Anna Saville . |
| 2 | Another factor played a vital part in the arguments they advanced : the need to entrench the achievements of the Thatcher government . |
| 3 | Certainly in the case of Nicaragua , this strategy played an important part in undermining the undoubted popular support which the Sandinistas had enjoyed in the first part of the 1980s . |
| 4 | The Mapplewell and Staincross Hospital Committee was formed in 1887 and the colliery owners and public of this area played a prominent part in maintaining the hospital ; so much so that by 1935 the three bed hospital now had 153 beds and its income had increased from £300 to £18,000 . |
| 5 | The Association has ever since this Congress played a prominent part in the affairs of the international deaf community through its membership of the World Federation , and it has itself greatly benefited from its international links . |
| 6 | The internationalism of the leaders and cadres of national liberation movements in the Third World is more obvious where such movements played a leading part in the liberation of their countries than where countries were decolonised from above , for the post-independence breakdown of what previously operated , as a united movement of ‘ the people ’ is more dramatic . |
| 7 | Yet the evidence , as outlined in the earlier chapters of this book , is that , historically , such alternatives played an important role in encouraging , supporting and strengthening movements for social change . |
| 8 | These investments played an important part in enabling the enlarged Wood-Way operation to continue its growth throughout the year . |
| 9 | These investments played an important part in enabling the enlarged Wood-Way operation to continue its growth during the year , despite a downturn in offshore drilling . |
| 10 | The commitment of these individuals played a key role in the birth and early achievements of GDA . |
| 11 | These procedures played a central part in the construction of the new English . |
| 12 | These papers played an important role in trying to raise an early consciousness of nationalism and pride in the face of colonial dominance and alien values . |
| 13 | That service played an important part in the economy of China , providing the government with its most reliable source of revenue and underwriting the large foreign loans upon which it was dependent . |
| 14 | So there are precedents for both our finding that knowledge spread through the electorate as the election approached and that television played a particular role in that process . |
| 15 | Indeed , the freshness and simplicity of those recordings played a vital part in laying the foundations of a lasting career . |
| 16 | On issues such as the size and eternity of the universe , his own faith played a selective role , setting the conditions for admissible theories . |
| 17 | The same pair played a big part in the penalty shoot-out , Kelly making the crucial save from Wilcox 's spot kick |