Example sentences of "[be] playing [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You go out there , you 're playing great , the road crew love it , but the audience are completely cold . |
| 2 | Saunderson says , not without a hint of bitterness : ’ Its really wild now , they 're playing all our old records on the radio . |
| 3 | Now we 're playing all on this side without getting across . |
| 4 | Oh sorry , just a minute they 're playing eighteen . |
| 5 | ‘ What I do n't like about swapping around is that while you 're playing one song you 're thinking about getting near the end and that you 're going to have to swap over very quickly . |
| 6 | Thrilling stuff , lads — you 're playing stereotypical black roles without even acting . |
| 7 | However houseproud you are , you 're playing unknowing host to the House Dust Mite . |
| 8 | Skipper Adams was equally guarded , but said : ‘ We 're playing good football and we have n't been turned over this season . |
| 9 | But you 're playing Russian roulette if you choose to treat cows individually , rather than the whole herd , ’ he warns . |
| 10 | If they 're playing another slow tune , I 'd like to dance . ’ |
| 11 | They 're all wooing us now that we 're playing local music , wanting to introduce us to their artists , sampling us with their product . ’ |
| 12 | Yes , I mean I 've got to say that , I thought they kept going at two nothing down you know sides , and I 've played in games where you 're playing top opposition and you can go under a little bit ca n't you ? |
| 13 | Well they 've got a computer up in number two , and I went in tonight they 're playing chuffing Grand Prix . |
| 14 | ‘ They 're playing this afternoon , ’ explained Luke . |
| 15 | So I went down to see the secretary who I found out was in the flying horse and er told him who I was , Ooh yes , ooh yes , you 're playing this afternoon , are n't you ? |
| 16 | You 're playing this . |
| 17 | You 're playing this . |
| 18 | ‘ We 're playing some superb football but what is awesome is that we are getting better . |
| 19 | They 're working is through and they they 're playing some super little link up stuff . |
| 20 | They 're playing musical chairs over at Sun Microsystems Inc . |
| 21 | Of course it 's a great challenge , but you can end up losing your own personality , because you 've got to ‘ be ’ somebody else if you 're playing these old songs , or maybe just following someone else who played on a particular album … ’ |
| 22 | If a guitar player is n't locked in with his drummer , it can sound awful — especially if you 're playing fast chords . |
| 23 | It 's OK if you 're playing the same lines over and over again to thicken up the sound but if you 're playing different lines within the song as overdubs I often use different guitars to achieve different effects . ’ |
| 24 | In this , their third full tour and their ninth Test-playing visit to England , lasting 117 days , Pakistan will be playing 34 matches , including a three-day game against a World XI which itself will be a test of their nerves and fitness . |
| 25 | We always had busloads of Glen Miller fans turning up , because the name ‘ The Dance Kings ’ kinda denoted that we would be playing that kind of music . |
| 26 | ‘ We were in winning positions in both games so we ca n't be playing that badly . |
| 27 | In marketing terms it 's a tremendous card to play erm our marketing line in the States was always ‘ we speak your language , a common heritage , a common culture erm almost a common language ’ and erm the special relationship really exits at a time like this to a very marked degree , and we shall be playing that for all it 's worth , certainly . |
| 28 | That way he will be playing 1st team footbal and still belong to us . |
| 29 | ‘ We will be playing posh venues , nearly all theatres around Britain , so I 'll have to look a bit posh . ’ |
| 30 | We 'll be playing three-line hockey , with the third line led by Ivor Bennett , but I 'm realistic enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation against three strong teams . ’ |