Example sentences of "the [noun] play [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If they 're northern-born and bred and happen to live elsewhere , they should still have the opportunity to play for the North . |
| 2 | Of course , these trips are not compulsory , but as one Eton parent put it : ‘ Few parents would want to deny their child the opportunity to play for the school under these circumstances . ’ |
| 3 | The word processor package which I 'm using to write this book has a couple of games built into it — partly for light relief , no doubt , but also to give newcomers the opportunity to play with the system , to get confident in using the tools . |
| 4 | Gary Speed now has the opportunity to play in the middle of midfield , I hope that 's where Wilko plays him . |
| 5 | The pros play in the par-three for fun , to give something back to their public in return for the millions of dollars they earn from golf . |
| 6 | Mandela also acknowledged the part played in the anti-apartheid movement by , among others , the Mass Democratic Movement , the Black Sash and other white pressure groups , the churches , the youth of the townships , and the " mothers , wives and sisters of our nation " , whom he described as " the rock-hard foundation of our struggle " . |
| 7 | The passive role of the black family in the children 's sport jars with the discordance of a cracked bell when compared to the part played by the white family , usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative , strengthening and , when necessary , consoling influences come . |
| 8 | The theme , the Mirror went on , ‘ is the rising cost of living , the inability of the masses to meet the increases and the part played by the speculator in bringing about this unfortunate condition ’ . |
| 9 | The part played by the nobility in the debates about taxation in these years has never been satisfactorily analysed , but it appears that the initiative lay almost entirely with the commons . |
| 10 | Yet again the chronicles emphasise the part played by the artillery in the capture of Caen and Falaise and , a little later , in that of Rouen . |
| 11 | The last chapter described the fertilisation of the ovum by the spermatozoon and the part played by the chromosomes contained in each . |
| 12 | The part played by the Bolshevik party has remained hallowed ground , but immense energy has been devoted to substantiating the claims made on its behalf , to tracing its growing influence across the country , and there has even been somewhat more critical discussion of divisions within it . |
| 13 | Thus , formal procedures are not so much an alternative as an adjunct to the informal collaboration which is such an important feature of the best primary schools ; and the part played by the head in securing the most productive mix of formal procedure and informal consultation/collaboration remains central . |
| 14 | There was no proclamation of the word to bring the Brahmin woman to belief And there was no human messenger to tell her about Jesus , though the part played by the Christian outcast crossing sweeper was of the utmost importance . |
| 15 | Often called to give evidence before government enquiries , he was a stout defender of the part played by the Navigation Acts and mercantile marine in the prosperity and defence of the nation . |
| 16 | Undercutting , polishing and pitting up to about 3 m ( 10 ft ) confirms that wind has played at least an important part in their development , while their restriction to areas of erodible sandstone providing a large amount of material for sand blasting also strongly suggests the part played by the wind . |
| 17 | It might be able to make a valuable contribution , as is suggested by the part played by the organisation of dayschools and weekend conferences during the political fund campaign in enabling unions to hold close discussions with active members , provide clear and detailed information , and build up a grassroots movement . |
| 18 | Is he aware of the part played by the humanities in preserving and developing our national heritage ? |
| 19 | If forms part of a continuing programme of research on the part played by the mass media in informing the public about social policy . |
| 20 | He had unstinted praise for the part played by the US Eighth Air Force as an equal partner in the Allied Bomber Offensive . |
| 21 | We know much more than anyone could possibly want to know about Bill and Hillary 's sex life er than we do er about prospects for economic recovery and this has happened to successive American presidents and it happens in part because in the U S the president and his family , and it has been a his so far , the president and his family take the part , not only the part played in England by the prime minister , but also the part played by the monarchy . |
| 22 | Sir Peter acknowledged the part that the Association played in the RAF family , with its support of members past and present which was highlighted with the continued development of Eagle Lodges . |
| 23 | A great dark arch appeared , and then they passed into shadow with the sounds of water glooping as echoes in the high tunnel and the light playing along the sides like silk in the wind . |
| 24 | Readability implies that a particular target readership has the experience — the visual , intellectual , and emotional experience — to identify the detail in pictures , to understand what is happening in pictures , and to have some understanding of what is happening ‘ beyond ’ the pictures ( atmosphere , psychological states , what is being demonstrated in an informative illustration ) — in other words , what part the pictures play in the total book , what they contribute . |
| 25 | The actress playing in the Western abandons her cowboy lover for the comic after he promises to take her to Hollywood and put her name up in lights , but the scandal that follows wrecks her career . |
| 26 | Not all the songs played during the evening hailed from the album with the set already suggesting Eddi has more than enough material to record and release another album at fairly short notice . |
| 27 | It 's especially worrying when you see the kids playing in the street . |
| 28 | The voices played with the slaughter of the innocents , treble and descant hunting each other , while she bowed her head , unable to sing in tune . |
| 29 | Gloucester 's star rugby player Mike Teague is to leave the club to play for the Midlands side Moseley next season . |
| 30 | What role can the Ecu play in the movement towards the economic and monetary union of Europe ? |