Example sentences of "play at a [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The game was played at a hectic pace with chances at both ends right to the final whistle . |
| 7 | 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 … |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Many of these stalwarts could , I am sure , play at a higher level of football and we are lucky that their devotion to the club and my management skills keep them here . |
| 14 | Competitors understandably try on every shot , but play at a funereal pace . |
| 15 | ‘ It is also desirable that members of our senior squad not in the first team are able to continue playing at a reasonable level , and they have not been able to do this in the past . ’ |
| 16 | Even though I am used to playing at a higher level I still feel under pressure when I entered county cricket , so I needed the guys to rally round . ’ |
| 17 | Golf is also one of his interests , playing at a local club trying to reduce his 13 handicap . |