Example sentences of "fountain play [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 They eventually found themselves in a huge square where a white marble fountain played in the centre .
2 Those towers , those gatehouses , the bridges over clear water , the tree-lined avenues , the fountain playing in the forecourt … it was perfection .
3 There was a large temple-like town hall , eclipsed by a gigantic white modern Tourist Information Office with a mighty fountain playing in the triumphal forecourt .
4 Fountain playing in the foyer , flunkies in white livery , receptionists in tuxedos ( all males of course — not a female employee in the place , even the chambermaids were chambermen ) I was very glad I was n't paying .
5 There was even , she realised with a sense of unreality , a fountain playing in the pool at the centre of the design .
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