Example sentences of "he [verb] played a [adj] role " in BNC.
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| 1 | More recently he has played a major role in persuading the Department of Employment to publish , in co-operation with the Institute , the information pack ‘ Making the cash flow ’ . |
| 2 | His delusions were those of a messenger boy who assumes that because he takes the Chief Architect 's drawings to the print room , he has played a leading role in the design of the building . |
| 3 | Before he retired in 1939 he had played a key role in the establishment of archaeology and anthropology at Cambridge . |
| 4 | As Secretary of the Manchester branch of the Association of Teachers of German , he had played a prominent role in attracting the Goethe Institute to Manchester . |
| 5 | He had played a conciliatory role in ending the players ' strike during the last labour-contract negotiations in 1990 and some owners felt they could not fully trust him to be their man this time round . |