Example sentences of "[noun sg] [Wh det] [verb] played a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their rejection of the Old Testament set aside the argument from fulfilled prophecy which had played a notable part in his conversion . |
| 2 | The National Assembly on Oct. 1 approved the dissolution of the powerful National Defence Council , the body which had played a major role in the planning and execution of security policy during the Vietnam war . |
| 3 | It may well be true , therefore , that there were two rules in Rylands v. Fletcher , the fairly closely defined formulation of Blackburn J. and the more flexible one stated by Lord Cairns , but the effect of the subsequent case law is to add the non-natural use requirement to Blackburn J. 's formulation , a development which has played a not insignificant part in the restriction of this form of strict liability . |
| 4 | Pam Ayres joined a group of school children as they toured the centre which has played a leading role in saving rare breeds of sheep and pigs . |
| 5 | Anne had been born and brought up in Bellerby in North Yorkshire , a member of the Metcalfe family which has played a large part in keeping this tradition alive . |
| 6 | On April 19 Verdiger announced that he would after all support Labour , but on April 22 Shas , the ultra-orthodox party which had played a major role in the collapse of the coalition in March by abstaining in a vote of no-confidence , announced its absolute support for Likud . |