Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] played [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Since then Johnson Matthey has played a major part in the development of methods of refining and melting platinum and iridium in order to produce ingots of alloy able to meet the metric commission requirements .
2 The crew were more than complimentary about the way Kylie has played the young siren .
3 In fact , Mexico has played an important role in international cooking culture : the tomato was first grown there and chillies , corn and chocolate were introduced into Europe from Mexico .
4 Renault has played an important role in this change , with the popularity of Renault diesel engines reflected in the way diesel versions accounted for 16% of all Clio sales in the UK during the last quarter of 1992 .
5 It sought the examination of Dr. Thomas Hayes , formerly senior forensic scientist in the Forensic Explosives Laboratory of the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment , Dr. Hayes having played a leading role in that capacity in the investigation of the crash .
6 The most important indicator was the role of the Commission which under the guidance of Walter Hallstein had played the active role hoped for by ardent Europeanists , overcoming the diminution of the supranational element in the EEC as compared to the ECSC .
7 Muliro had played an important role in trying to bring together two factions within FORD led respectively by Kenneth Matiba and Oginga Odinga .
8 For some years now Yamaha have played a major role in digital sound processors and for the new season they have produced several new models .
9 Sue Curnow has played a large number of parts in the theatre and on television in both England and New Zealand .
10 The Royalists ( Chetniks ) under Mihailovitch had played a major part in anti-German resistance through much of the war , although increasingly they had been in direct conflict with Tito 's partisans , who saw them as the main enemy in establishing a Communist post-war Yugoslavia , and this had also led to them acting on occasion in concert with German forces .
11 Klein had played an important role under Wharton-Tigar , who had described him as ‘ completely reliable , someone who had performed an important service for the British ’ .
12 De Soto had played a major role in re-establishing the confidence of the international financial community in Peru , damaged under García , and had been involved in the drafting of a bilateral anti-drugs agreement signed with the USA in May 1991 [ see pp. 38187-88 ] .
13 Prior to this , when David Wickins was in control , Rudd had played a key part in drawing Lotus to GM 's attention .
14 In this process the TNCs have played a key role , particularly in the privatization of consumption .
15 Congress , since the middle ages , since the nineteenth century , Swan Hunter has played the leading role in British maritime history .
16 In spite of the sharp recession induced by US economic sanctions , General Noriega has played a skilful game of counter-propaganda .
17 In fact , unbeknown to them , Franco had played a crucial role in the failure of what turned out to be the last of these , in September 1936 , shortly before his elevation to the position of Head of State .
18 God had played a cruel joke on him .
19 Britain has played no significant role in international affairs for 30 years .
20 The completion of the Single European Market is also an international achievement in which Britain has played a key role .
21 But the process was one in which Britain has played a leading role , and the result is one in which we can clearly see the imprint of our views .
22 Britain has played a large part in that .
23 Britain had played a major part in the Bretton Woods agreement which , through the establishment of the International Monetary Fund , led to a major role for sterling as a reserve currency [ Eckes , 1975 ] ; and in 1945 , after considerable debate , it had opted for a large US loan ( $3.75bn plus $650m in settlement of Lend-Lease obligations ) as against tighter domestic restrictions on consumption , to help to overcome post-war shortages of goods and materials .
24 With the publication of the Foreign Relations of the United States volumes on the Korean War and the release of the British documents it was evident that Britain had played a major role in the important decisions taken in the early stages of the war , and in particular the decision to change the aim of the operation from being merely to repel the aggressor north of the 38th parallel to that of achieving a unified Korea .
25 Britain had played a positive role by supporting the Namibia settlement and by talking to South Africa rather than trying to ostracise it , she added .
26 Algeria had played a similar role in the negotiation of a peace pact between Tuareg rebels and the government of Mali [ see pp. 38801-02 ] .
27 The prosecution alleged that Nelson had played a pivotal role in collecting information on individuals for the UDA and , at the same time , provided information about the UDA to military intelligence .
28 Even though most of these reforms benefited from widespread political and public support , de Gaulle had played a critical role in bringing them to fruition .
29 His shrewdness in the transfer market has meant that approximately 20 million pounds have been spent on incoming ‘ talent ’ and many of those world class players such as Jim Leighton , Mike Phelan , Neil Webb and Danny Wallace have played a crucial part in this seasons triumph .
30 And Evelyn had played the grand lady .
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