Example sentences of "play at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although these are sometimes slavishly historical , or played at a frenetic tempo ( as if over-eager to cast off the stately past ) , the benefits of such experiments are clear . |
| 2 | Turning to football , the West Indies have done nothing on an international scale , though the game is popular and played at a domestic level . |
| 3 | And er we played at a high tempo and we passed it and really dominated the rest of the game but our finishing could have been better . |
| 4 | New Zealander Chris O'Neill was the first Kiwi to sport the red and white of Japan when he played at the 1990 Hong Kong Sevens — but he almost certainly wo n't be the last . |
| 5 | Steve has got one that he played at the last S L Os meeting , it lasts about four minutes it 's as long as the song he ai n't heavy he 's my brother . |
| 6 | To coach them better , to give them better opportunities , to give them better opportunities to play at a higher level , to be more competitive rather earlier in their lives . |
| 7 | The left-arm Ilott has a smooth , accelerating run-up and delivery and soon had Graham Thorpe caught behind , forced to play at a rising ball . |
| 8 | The SARFU wanted to play the test at Johannesburg 's Ellis Park , the biggest ground in the country , where gate receipts would be huge , while the ARFU wanted to play at the low altitude venues of either Durban 's King 's Park or Cape Town 's Newlands Stadium . |
| 9 | The parents of youngsters who go to play at the two local nurseries are very worried about the effects that the petrol station will have on their children . |
| 10 | And I still feel able to play at the highest level . ’ |
| 11 | Not too great a challenge right now , but a development programme to build up confidence , the ability to play at the highest level . |
| 12 | If not , he argues , players should be able to opt for another country if — like John Gallagher or the Samoans playing in the All Black trials — they want to play at the highest level regardless of country . |
| 13 | My sympathy lies squarely with those who refused to be part of the South African sham in order to remain eligible to play at the highest level , but who now find that they will probably lose that chance . |
| 14 | She wants to play at the highest standard . |
| 15 | But now the club have found that on applying for renewal of permission to play at the same venue next season , the pitch has already been allocated . |
| 16 | Overall this looks to be a group with the physical and mental resources needed to play at the top level in New Zealand . |
| 17 | The game was played at a hectic pace with chances at both ends right to the final whistle . |
| 18 | Chuckball is a mixture of basketball and handball … invented in Switzerland its now taking a hold in this country … its a non contact sport but is played at a hundred miles an hour … and top dogs are Cheltenham 's Junior Team … they 've just won the European Championship … a big deal … |
| 19 | Kaplan explains that the primary impetus to his project was the sense that modern interpretations of the Adagietto have strayed from the composer 's intentions with regard to what he calls ‘ the current fashion of treating it as a sombre movement played at a funereal pace . ’ |
| 20 | ITV also announced this week that , with the agreement of the Football League , they had taken out the Arsenal v Liverpool match from the fixtures for February 24 and it would be played at a later date , invoking a clause in their contract with the League that allows them to use three matches a season in this way . |
| 21 | They know the game is played at a fast pace but that , overall , there is room for improvement in the key area of ball retention in contact . |
| 22 | The second half was played at a faster pace and in the 65th minute Dromara went further ahead with a well taken goal by Johnstone following a fierce attack on the home goal . |
| 23 | If the sound is played at a different speed , only adjustment of the volume control is necessary to make it sound as it did before . |
| 24 | Also , it would be impractical for the society to pay out each time a particular tune is played at every PRS-licensed venue . |
| 25 | Sole is one of those rare front-row forwards whose remarkable range of skills not only makes him a complete footballer but also brings fresh possibilities to the way the game can be played at the highest level . |
| 26 | ‘ Mickey has played at the highest level and he gets the same thing out of the game as he has always done . |
| 27 | Played at the New Music Hall , Fishamble Street 250 years ago tomorrow . |
| 28 | I gather that the match was played at the new centre — little more than a new clay court being put down in an old car park and towering scaffolding stands then being erected around it , rising almost vertically so that it gave the impression of the fans literally hovering over the court . |
| 29 | The limp tunes appear to be played at the wrong speed , stretching them out until they become transparent and meaningless . |
| 30 | The wee man is a shining example to all pros , played at the very top for all his career , and has a very sound tactical brain . |