Example sentences of "playing for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So you have to keep at him because like all kids he lives for the telly and various electronic gadgets and he 'd be quite happy eating crisps and playing for the rest of his life . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm playing for the fun I can get out of it for myself , and not for them , ’ said the five-times Wimbledon champion after a 7–5 , 6–2 defeat by Frenchman Olivier Delaitre in the Nice Open yesterday in his first relevant match of this year 's comeback . |
| 3 | I was situated immediately behind the cameraman , being at the organ and playing for the service . |
| 4 | ‘ But as much as I 'd like to continue playing for the North , I suddenly thought there 's more to life than sitting on the M1 . |
| 5 | Morris was concussed playing for the North at the weekend . |
| 6 | Lee missed West 's win at Boroughmuir on Saturday because he was playing for the North under-21s on Sunday , and he scored the injury time try which completed the North 's clean sweep in the Divisional Championship . |
| 7 | Studying , writing an exam , playing for the University , speaking in a debate , writing notes , achieving spare time for leisure — all need techniques so that time is not wasted . |
| 8 | ‘ The biggest problem though is Queen 's students not playing for the university team and going to other clubs instead . |
| 9 | On the other hand they are telling us we are not playing for the money but the love of the sport . |
| 10 | That 's excellent , so what about playing for the country , good chance ? |
| 11 | ‘ Is n't that Tabitha Campbell-Black playing for the East Cotchester ? ’ said Bas , as a tiny figure , jaw thrust out , white stick-like legs flailing , thundered down the boards . |
| 12 | Hooker Olver , the England bench reserve for a record 27 times , explained : ‘ My friends at the Stoop did n't expect to be playing for the club at Easter , but now their re-arranged league game with Orrell is on the Monday . |
| 13 | He is bound to be nervous too , playing in front of big crowds — a big price tag — expectation — playing for the club he supported . |
| 14 | I 'm another who does n't really want him here … anyway , Wilko would NEVER have anyone that ‘ round ’ playing for the club ! ! |
| 15 | Perdita , on the other hand , even though she was playing with seventeen to twenty-one year olds , regarded playing for the Pony Club as deeply infra dig . |
| 16 | But the team that plays the Dutch is playing for the future — for the 1992 European finals . ’ |
| 17 | He interrupted his cricketing career to go to Cambridge , whom he captained , and then Nottingham University to take a degree in business studies , playing for the county from 1966 |
| 18 | He does not want his team disrupted and is even more concerned that one might be injured while playing for the county . |
| 19 | He 'll definitely be playing for the French next week and they would n't even confirm that he 'd been banned from the scum 's next 4 matches in Europe ( which ones did they have in mind ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ) . |
| 20 | He is already playing for the team and has the qualities to perhaps captain France on day . |
| 21 | If not , and he 's picking the frog out of everyone who has or is still playing for the team , surely Strachan 's contribution far outweighs anything done by the Frog . |
| 22 | The repertoire of the Vanbrugh Quartet stretches from Haydn to the present day , and that span is reflected in the programme they are playing for the Festival . |
| 23 | The fact that Courier was playing for the trophy was a result of Saturday 's magnificent doubles victory by Sampras and McEnroe , whose emotional , fist-pumping speech inspired a remarkable comeback . |
| 24 | Thanks also for opting for Portsmouth , I hope we never see him playing for the opposition in a ‘ real ’ match as it might spoil memories … bit like Shez and the Frog … |
| 25 | Following the question about Everton playing for the Brylcreem Trophy , readers Neil Girard and John Wheatland point out that Everton beat Ipswich Town in a competition based on the Superstars TV programme in which players from both sides took part in various games of skill . |