Example sentences of "could play [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manufacturers could play on the excitement of a commentary to sell their sets . |
| 2 | However , later David did come and see me to ask if his group could play on the school steps at the PTA fête which was to be held in the summer , so I suppose that was one of his first public engagements with his group . |
| 3 | Bill Hand was a little fellow with a little name — he only stood 5ft 6ins in his stockinged feet — but he was tough and sturdy and could play on the wing or at inside-forward and did so to considerable effect for the Palace in the early 1920s . |
| 4 | ‘ That season ’ , he reckons , ‘ I discovered I had something to offer ; that I could play with the big boys . |
| 5 | The electricity cable laying to give 'em a job so you could play for the Ipswich Electric Supply Team and we had a jolly good team , we won the cup for the first three years that it was in being but the finals used to be on Portman Road and course that was in those days a thing to be looked forward to . |
| 6 | The 16-year-olds could play for the juniors at the same time as their fathers turn out for the club 's over-35s team in a national competition . |
| 7 | This case is therefore best considered as an instance not of the role of intention in trusts , but of the general role it could play in the interpretation of testamentary dispositions . |
| 8 | In several talks given by myself in both English and Burmese , I tried to emphasise the part which Buddhism could play in the national life . |
| 9 | ‘ This time last year we had question marks against some players — whether they could play in the First Division . |
| 10 | ‘ I reckon he could play in the Premier League and I 've no hesitation in saying that . ’ |
| 11 | They went to the pre-qualifying and , if they made it , they could play in the tournaments . |
| 12 | What part the laity could play in the Church and how far they felt alienated is for discussion later . |
| 13 | He also said that he thought he and Strach could play in the same team . |
| 14 | If we had cold weather credits the children could play in the bedroom and have more space . ’ |