Example sentences of "they play a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I have been led in my experience to believe that they possess a natural intelligence and character which if properly guided and consistently handled should lead them to play a useful part in the synthesis of tribal life in Kenya … as a factor for stability in political development … |
| 2 | Through this Initiative , the University hopes to develop in its graduates and diplomates qualities which will enable them to play a positive role in an increasingly competitive and changing world . |
| 3 | We need to offer an education that enables them to play a positive role in society by giving them the opportunity to use their talents . |
| 4 | In the process , they played a key role in shaping the world as we know it ; determining , in fact , the entire course of evolution . |
| 5 | They played a key role in the original establishment of the Labour Party , and provide a large proportion of the party 's funds today . |
| 6 | In the ante-bellum period , remarkably few Blacks were employed on Northern railways , but in the South they played a key role . |
| 7 | Last week they played a new noise that was obviously the sound of a ball dropping into a roulette wheel . |
| 8 | To console Thérèse for missing the funeral , that afternoon they played a new game . |
| 9 | There is no doubt that they played a major part in maintaining interest in abolition and emancipation through different phases of antislavery . |
| 10 | That would be about sixty , sixty one as I see , and er they were the last match of the season virtually was that they gained promotion on was Shrewsbury , which was at the game meadow and Arthur , the player manager who was a prolific goal scorer in his day , was playing at the time and er nobody expected Walsall to win but they ran out two-one winners and all down the A five that night all the pubs were full coming back with everyone celebrating , so erm , after then they had a civic dinner at the Town Hall for the players and they did a big flower display in the arboretum all set out in flowers the club badge and congratulation lads on winning promotion , and this when they kicked off the following season , in the second division , prior to that they played a friendly match against Leicester and Gordon was in goal and I took my boy with me Tim , who was only a toddler at the time , and he , I stood him on the old archway where the players used to run out , but the first league match was against Sunderland and Brian , actually played for Sunderland as centre forward and er Walsall ran out four-three winners in the end Tony , who was Walsall inside left got a hat trick and I believe Tommy , got the other goal and Brian scored for Sunderland , then the er we went on to the , the first away match which was at Derby County , and Walsall won that three-one . |
| 11 | When they played a low grunt normally given in response to eagles , the majority of the monkeys looked up . |
| 12 | Although representatives of the Prussian ruling class they played a necessary role in the development of the national aspirations of the people which was to lead to our new Germany … . ’ |
| 13 | And when they played a high chutter , normally given in response to snakes , the majority of the monkeys looked down . |
| 14 | Their gradual integration with the Blackpool tramway has been documented elsewhere in this book , suffice to say they played a significant part in the Promenade service until their demise in 1937 . |
| 15 | In the other belligerent countries , fewer women worked in munitions , but they played a significant part in the total war effort . |
| 16 | They played a significant role in initiating cultural ideas at the centre for subsequent vulgarization and dissemination throughout Russia , at first through ‘ fat ’ specialized journals and then later via the popular press . |
| 17 | Throughout the Middle Ages , the bulk of the population lived in the country , but although , comparatively speaking , the number of town dwellers was small , they played a considerable part in the national economy . |
| 18 | They played a lively game of Hide ‘ N ’ Seek , where the little hedgehog would crawl away to hide in the weeds or under pile of leaves and the big beast would seek her out and bark loudly when he found her . |
| 19 | They played a leading part in the organization of the war after 1369 ; they both had considerable experience of Breton affairs , and their influence at court may be one reason for the important position occupied by Brittany in English strategy from 1372 to 1375 . |
| 20 | After a show in Groningen , several complained and the next night they played a mammoth set lasting more than a hour , boasting four encores . |
| 21 | From Catania , where they played a vital role in their country 's successful bid for a place in next year 's World Sevens finals , the two Taiwanese stars , flanker Jon Teng Sing and winger Chyan Shuonn Mae , headed for Paris to join the multi-national FIRA selection which made a four-match , two-test tour to Namibia . |
| 22 | Possibly , according to some scientists , they play a major role in destroying life ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 23 | Settlements can best be examined by considering personal injury claims , in which they play a major role , and which have been the subject of research and critical assessment . |
| 24 | Whereas formerly only a few writers ( such as de Sade and Sacher-Masoch ) propagated their practice , today they play a decisive role in our culture , literature , art , music , theater and movies . |
| 25 | Tonight they play a slowed-down set of overwhelming , spaced-out rock that makes the idea of The Stone Roses ever making another record seem , well , unnecessary . |
| 26 | A word ought here to be said about supernovae , since they play a crucial role in the creation of planets and of life itself . |
| 27 | They are fine men and they play a crucial role in the creative life of this magazine . |
| 28 | These co-ordinators have been nominated by departments and they play a crucial role in communications between the Departments and the Enterprise Centre . |
| 29 | BRAZIL can strike a psychological blow for South America 's World Cup hopes tonight when they play a weakened Holland , the European champions in name if not substance , in Rotterdam in the Dutch FA centenary fixture that England abandoned because of fears of hooliganism , writes David Lacey . |
| 30 | Apart from simple evasive and defensive reactions , in which they play a dominant role , reflex arcs seem mainly to be involved in perfecting movements that are initiated by central mechanisms or in helping to maintain the nervous system in a state of adequate excitation . |