Example sentences of "have played a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Council may have played a major role in planning the transfer of the Visigoths to Aquitaine . |
| 2 | Once a femur or a forearm would have played a pure note if you 'd used one for a pipe , but the pieces would whistle harsh and offkey now from the holes bored into them by the efficient mandibles of her companions in the vertical grave , the cenote where they placed her after the battle , during the truce . |
| 3 | Mr Major may have played a clever hand over Scotland in the run-up to the election , and one which brought unexpected success . |
| 4 | Some well-informed people suggest that the Americans may have played a discreet role in last week 's cabinet reshuffle . |
| 5 | Five thousand did so , and may have played a decisive part in turning a 5,060 Tory majority into a 580 Labour one . |
| 6 | It is a fair bet that at the conclusion of this year 's Masters , the 18th will again have played a decisive role in the outcome . |
| 7 | For if they vote with John Major next Wednesday , they will have played a crucial part in giving him a fresh mandate to break his election promises . ’ |
| 8 | Whether they eventually become brilliant scholars or not does n't really matter ; we will have played a significant part in creating a happy and confident individual — and what could be more important than that ? |
| 9 | Roger may have played a significant part in raising funds for the enterprise . |
| 10 | They are the people who can refer clients on to solicitors and it is highly likely that the ‘ Advisory Liaison Service ’ and the proposed liaison officers could have played a significant part in making and fostering those contacts . |
| 11 | Increase in annual temperature range on the continents as a consequence of regression of epicontinental seas might well have played a significant role in the mass extinctions of large reptiles at the end of the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic . |
| 12 | One early candidate , Henry Plough in 1517 , was simply appointed ; the opinion of the local priest — and , one assumes , of the local community — must have played a large part in most recommendations . |
| 13 | It is evident that the larger and more popular temples may have played a considerable part in the economy of any province . |