Example sentences of "they be play [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is just what we should expect if they are playing Tit for Tat . |
| 2 | I pay attention to their excuses when they 're playing golf or fishing . |
| 3 | well they 're playing Guild Hall are n't they ? |
| 4 | They 're playing Christmas songs — I know cos I heard this one at school before . |
| 5 | Locally , I 've got Brackley down , Brackley Town pencilled in down here , now they 're playing Earthling Borough Diamonds in the United Counties Premier League ; now Earthling Borough Diamonds , they 've yet to win a match and with a name like that they do n't deserve to , I 'm just glad they 're not on my patch , although Elmensbury Pixons are apparently . |
| 6 | No , I bet they 're playing football with the dikes . |
| 7 | Well I should imagine they 're playing baseball . |
| 8 | They 're playing week in and week out . |
| 9 | And then there was this tremendous musical development in a very short period of time — one or two generations — and by the twenties they 're playing jazz-swing , very well . ’ |
| 10 | that 's something else which you might find , a lot of the time in er literature about interaction with children , you might find that er where parents are asking their children to do something , like if they 're playing a game , you might find some You 'll find that mothers and fathers talk differently to sons and daughters er so you start off with a direct ac action like Put that one there , if they 're playing lego or something , straight prom Put that on there down to er Would n't it be a good idea to put that on there down to Could you put that on there or Let's put it on there . |
| 11 | They 're playing Forest type football |
| 12 | ‘ Would they be playing tennis then ? |
| 13 | Moving towards the table to lay down her load , she almost laughed when she saw that they were playing cat 's cradle . |
| 14 | They were playing music that was atmospheric and cinematic and all those things , so that was my introduction to it . ’ |
| 15 | Some said they 'd , they 'd be interested in playing , they knew how to play certain things and others wanted to play others and that 's how we started , and in a matter of a year the new headquarters at er Lowestoft was being opened , by the Dutchess of Kent , and we decided that the band was going to play at that one and you can imagine , and it was all ready and they were playing music , but I 'm not sure what , what quality music it was , and blow me on the week before , the band leader , the conductor decided he could n't play because he had a sprained wrist so we were left without a conductor even , but we managed to get another conductor and we played and I do n't know what it sounded like , but the Dutchess of Kent was very kind , she said the music sounded lovely . |
| 16 | But they were playing ball , that football on the road yesterday when we went out . |
| 17 | " Penny for 'em , " said Lovat one afternoon when they were playing faro . |
| 18 | He hated the music they were playing Highland stuff , mostly — he hated being here in this dull , wet town , with these dull people listening to their dull music at their dull wedding . |