Example sentences of "be [adj] play [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The muscle is giving me some grief but as long as there is no long-term damage then I am willing to play through the pain barrier . ’ |
| 2 | In addition to the games played by the Child there are some played from the Parent ego-state . |
| 3 | South African fast bowler Meyrick Pringle , one of three players sharing that surname who are likely to play in the World Cup |
| 4 | It 's been good to play in the six games so far and you do n't want to miss any at this stage of the season . ’ |
| 5 | It 's been good to play in the six games so far and you do n't want to miss any at this stage of the season . ’ |
| 6 | I think we have to remember that that that these Anthems are all played by the same military band , and therefore they 're played in a western style . |
| 7 | As a shift worker , I am able to play during the week . |
| 8 | There were photographs of her in the few parts she had been able to play in the years following her marriage ; photographs of her in youth , when her father had begun to launch her on the career which would be interrupted by the coming of Paul . |
| 9 | I , and they , would agree , but such ladies have to be able to play at the weekend . |
| 10 | ‘ Yeah , I used to be able to play with the slide at the 12th fret and reach all the way back to hit the top string at the seventh fret with my first finger . |
| 11 | But surely it would be worth it to any corgi worth his or her doggy bone , to be able to play alongside the ultimate corgi-owner — the Queen . |
| 12 | Now if the protracted labour and gestation period ever does give birth to a new set of regulations governing player registration in England , the likes of Shelford will not be able to play in the rugby competitions in this country . |
| 13 | it is hoped that he will be able to play in the Tests , if not in many of the other matches . |
| 14 | It does not take into account that in a group of nursery children each will be happy to play with the others ' toys until stopped by peer group pressure . |
| 15 | The move means 23-year-old Rodber will be available to play for the Northern Division — to the delight of the selectors . |
| 16 | ‘ Against us , Wales played him to the hilt , but then again the Scots themselves have never been slow to play to the referee , ’ states Best who is in Scotland for coaching sessions with five schools ( Madras , Morrison 's , Watson 's , Berwickshire High and Glasgow High ) and Edinburgh University last night , all arranged by his firm , Rugby Travel . |
| 17 | They were all playing by the same rules . |
| 18 | The windows had been broken years ago but the railway company had boarded the frames up with wooden battens which were very effective ; they did however allow a view into the building and although the children could see in they were fascinated with the place and were happy playing in the cutting . |
| 19 | Wright has such talent that he can become a much more exciting player than Lineker because he has the added bonus of being able to play with the ball as well as without it . |
| 20 | We had a small walled garden and oblong of grass and , though Father kept a long side bed gay with red geraniums , white marguerites and blue lobelia , capable of standing up to the odd cricket ball and the games we children were able to play in the few remaining square yards behind beggared description but we had the whole Heath beyond . |
| 21 | Russian groups are keen to play in the West and will be in a position to arrange gigs for your band in Russia if your group can do likewise for them in Ireland . |
| 22 | It is possible to play with the distance between the position taken up as a reader and the meaning the text seems to offer . |
| 23 | I tend to think it 's easier to play at the side , because you can actually do that if you want . |
| 24 | Although he is fit to play in the Western Division curtain-raiser today and tomorrow , it 's unlikely he 'll be utilised as a bowler . |
| 25 | Chief executive Chris Gorringe said : ‘ We completely understand why Monica feels she is unable to play in the championships . ’ |
| 26 | But Fashanu is desperate to play on the big stage and with Wimbledon 's crowds at an all-time low , they may be forced to part with their biggest star . |
| 27 | She was due to play for the men yesterday in the annual Town versus Gown match in Oxford . |
| 28 | The first report announced with regret that Harry Vardon , who was due to play in the Opening 36-hole match with James Braid , had caught 'flu and would be replaced by Rowland Jones who had ‘ recently and convincingly beaten James Braid at Tooting Bec ’ . |
| 29 | Opener Atherton was due to play in the first Test at Calcutta before being forced out on the morning of the match because of illness . |
| 30 | However , thanks to a nervous disorder , Cameron Nielson III was unable to play at the party and , at the last minute , Cameron agreed to step in . |