Example sentences of "did [adv] play [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Dziekanowski did not play at Wembley last summer — he was suspended after walking out on his then club Legia Warsaw — but clearly he is in the mood to test the English defenders whom Bobby Robson has been casting as his unsung heroes .
2 Anke did not play at her best in the Federation Cup in Nottingham last year but the way she moved was unbelievable .
3 The London captain , David Pegler , said afterwards he was disappointed that his team did not play to their full potential , and their coach , Dick Best , felt the same .
4 She did not play opposite him , but was second soubrette usually .
5 Def Leppard , at no 34 with Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad , are fuming over rumours that one-armed drummer Rik Allen did not play on their latest hit .
6 Ally McCoist 's fitness will determine who plays up front and yesterday Roxburgh said that the improvement in the player 's hamstring injury was such that he would now be ‘ disappointed ’ if the scorer of 41 goals for his club this season did not play on the ground that has yet to give up a goal to Scotland since they became tenants at Ibrox .
7 In the villages where I grew up , we did not play with Catholics .
8 It was noted that Stefan did not play with his toys for more than a few seconds before leaving them , so she was advised to reward him for playing longer ( so that he would have less time for wandering out of the house ) .
9 The 35-year-old Bristol-based Scot , five clear at halfway after two dazzling rounds of 65 and 68 , did not play with the same style in much calmer conditions but rarely looked like losing his grip .
10 If an amateur took a temporary job as a shop assistant , he could be paid without infringing the rules , provided he did not play for prize-money , be paid for lessons , or play golf with anyone for a fee .
11 Neil Edwards , the 27-year-old Harlequins lock forward who broke his nose and had stitches inserted in a gashed lip in the 1810 win over the Irish , did not play for his club on Saturday but hopes to be fit to face Bristol this weekend .
12 There was a spinner in the party , Derek Parry , but needless to say he did not play in any of the Tests .
13 Jackman did not play in the match , but no sooner was it over than official statements were buzzing , and cricket was staggering through yet another crisis .
14 But would the Welsh 1971 side , perhaps the best of all , have achieved it in 1972 , the season that Wales and Scotland did not play in Ireland .
15 Michael Laws was Compton 's deputy for that season , but he did not play in either of these matches .
16 The cat may have been away but the mice certainly did not play in this TNT Gold Cup game at sunny Windsor .
17 He did not play in the last-day singles when American Steve Pate withdrew because of injury .
18 All three of England 's players who did not play against the Railways on Wednesday — Gladstone Small , Eddie Hemmings and Alec Stewart — get a game today , although there is a slight doubt about Phillip DeFreitas , who suffered a reaction to an elbow injury sustained during fielding practice .
19 The Scots have a rest day today , and those who did not play against Stellenbosch will turn out against Bellville tomorrow .
20 That was the only time when the two sports clashed , although I did once play in the final of the Twickenham Sevens on a Saturday and a Freshman 's cricket trial two days later .
21 Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more .
22 He did n't play with the kids , he used to hit them , he 'd take it out on them more than me .
23 Most other animals did n't play with the humans .
24 The boys did n't play with
25 She won three Grand Slam titles ( she did n't play at Wimbledon ) , and 7 other titles .
26 He said : ‘ They deserved to win and we did n't because we did n't play at all .
27 How many , well , I mean , and i if you like , I mean we 've lot , I mean we 've lost , I mean he did n't play at all last year , but as Chris said
28 He was going to leave anyway and we 've had a succession of drummers really because he did n't play on the first single .
29 It 's been downhill since those blokes who did n't play on Frankie Goes To Hollywood went .
30 I 'm a song-and-dance girl , and we did n't play on Broadway . ’
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