Example sentences of "playing [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By playing off the rival ambitions of the Venetians , the Turks and the Serbs , the Balšići managed to retain their power until the death of Balsa III , the last of the male line , in 1422 . |
| 2 | Boogie 's descriptions of the sounds are very accurate , too ; the ‘ British ’ settings really are very good indeed , and on occasion you could be forgiven for thinking you were indeed playing through a Bletchley-built stack . |
| 3 | The air was still as a church in there , the rainy light playing through the leaded windows with their view across the parkland and the lake . |
| 4 | In the dimming light the men were sitting together outside their hut , small children playing between the crouching forms . |
| 5 | Two winters ago , as Taylor tried desperately to revive his career , he spent a winter in the Aussie outback playing for a little-known team called North Kalgoorlie . |
| 6 | We were playing for a long time before we ever had a deal , and when we eventually got signed by a big company , they pretty much took us for what we were . |
| 7 | Of full-time professionals playing for a major club like Sheffield United in 1934–5 only four out of twenty-one were on the maximum wage . |
| 8 | This led to the highest possible in Rugby League other than actually playing for a good team : I began to be invited to games by the committee . |
| 9 | Commanding in the air , a great header of the ball and a strong tackler , Harry was the epitome of the ‘ stopper ’ centre-half and , in spite of playing for a struggling club , he was always loyal to the Palace . |
| 10 | Later , Margaret stopped playing for a few years so she could concentrate on squash but three years ago she returned to the sport and now plays outside hitter for the Balerno team . |
| 11 | The wisdom of the Northern Ireland Branch of introducing a Grade 4B a few years ago , is paying off now , when this grade attracted an entry of 21 bands , some of which were playing for the first time . |
| 12 | They had the chances against Linfield in the first half , and both Michael O'Hagan and Martin McGaughey , playing for the first time against his old club , went close . |
| 13 | Deport Peter Schmichael for having an out of date work permit , let Scumtona and Hughes run off to the Cayman Islands for a peaceful life together , Ryans potty training to let him down at home games as well as away , Lee Sharpe to OD on E and think he 's playing for the best team in the country . |
| 14 | Walker , playing for the injured Thorstvedt , should have done better with two high centres which allowed Richardson , in the 19th minute , to reduce the arrears and Olney to head the equaliser on the half-hour . |
| 15 | Again , not everyone — and surely not McGeechan — would view with any great enthusiasm the prospect of returning to the previous law and the spectacle of sundry sides , but England especially , so often merely playing for the next scrum . |
| 16 | He is accused of wounding David Hallam , 29 , of Stanley Street , Garston , Liverpool , who was playing for the Oxton-based Queens Arms team . |
| 17 | The band was called Touching Home and we got a lot of church functions and ended up playing for the American community there . ’ |
| 18 | Cup-tie , with Bailey playing for the well-known London amateur side , Walthamstow Avenue , who switched the replay to Stamford Bridge because their home ground could not hold more than a fraction of the spectators who wanted to attend . |
| 19 | Yes and they would maybe been one melo one melodeon playing for the whole evening or one fiddle . |
| 20 | He 'll be spending Winter in Australia playing for the third team of a little club called Ranwick . |
| 21 | Simon Burrowes , from junior side Cooke , partners Mark Wylie in the centre , while Darren Wady steps in for Keith Crossan who is playing for an international side in Donegal . |
| 22 | If anyone is interested in playing for an Old Peoples ' Class on Friday mornings , starting in September at Dulwich , please contact . |
| 23 | He began to establish a reputation in the late 40s through radio performances , and soon came to the attention of Sam Phillips , with releases on the Chess and Sun labels , playing as a one-man band . |
| 24 | As I see it , Rocky 's been playing in the wide midfield role ( more or less a direct replacement for Strach ) , with Fairclough playing as a direct replacement for Batty , and Macca and Speed in more central roles . |
| 25 | Moreover , they were playing after a 16-hour train journey . |
| 26 | Someone must have had a word with the band about their playing after the last tour and subsequent departure from east west Records because this show as a 200pc better affair . |
| 27 | In the north-east of Scotland it would be described as ‘ playing wi' a guid dunt ’ . |
| 28 | Like many other greatly celebrated pianists , Andrei Gavrilov first achieved international recognition through a widely publicized competition victory , later confirming his success with playing of an incomparable vividness and panache . |
| 29 | This is playing of the first order . |
| 30 | The fine polish of his technique does not disguise the music 's refinements : this is playing of the utmost subtlety , strength and thoughtful insight . |