Example sentences of "play at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was incredible the way Jimmy played at key points in his matches ’ , recalls Segura . |
| 2 | When English was established in British universities criticism played at best a minor part in it . |
| 3 | Although these are sometimes slavishly historical , or played at a frenetic tempo ( as if over-eager to cast off the stately past ) , the benefits of such experiments are clear . |
| 4 | Then , very soon , the hunting stage when we deliberately played at savages . |
| 5 | He had reached six when he played at a ball down the leg side which hit him on the thigh , with the bat some inches away , and was taken by Dujon . |
| 6 | We played at Caxton House Youth Club in Archway and various blues parties around the place . |
| 7 | Untaught , he did what he could ; and it seemed to many of his colleagues , professionals or not , that he sometimes played at it , doing the things he thought secret agents did , even when they were unnecessary . |
| 8 | By March the Fleming Cup was under way , the eventual winner in June being the ubiquitous Ernest Fryer , the Managing Director of Henley Brewery and who also played at Peppard . |
| 9 | Toney 's friend was a police superintendent who played at Birkdale . |
| 10 | At the height of his career , Gallacher played at Wembley in Scotland 's famous 1928 victory over England . |
| 11 | Normally Peter played at outside-right , but a combination of events led him to have several useful and productive spells at centre-forward , and he also played at inside-right and at outside-left for us . |
| 12 | Normally Peter played at outside-right , but a combination of events led him to have several useful and productive spells at centre-forward , and he also played at inside-right and at outside-left for us . |
| 13 | Charlie was a bustling , enthusiastic bundle of driving energy who played at inside-right for the Palace throughout the five seasons up to the end of fully competitive football in 1915 . |
| 14 | Ted returned to the fray after a scoreless first half and played at outside-right . |
| 15 | The last time they played at Worthing — when Alton were in Division II South — the then skipper Alan Fleetwood broke an ankle and after being easily the better side , Alton lost by just one point . |
| 16 | That street was wide , long ( leading up to the famous suspension foot-bridge ) and ideal for the playing of games such as football and rounders , and the chasing of girls into the mouths of tenements ( called ‘ closes ’ ) wherein we played at Mammies and Daddies . |
| 17 | For three years I played at will . |
| 18 | Bobsy actually drummed for The Beautiful South when they played at The Brit Awards some time ago , so do n't hold on to your ears pop kids . |
| 19 | It 's like a nightmarish Prince B-side played at 33 with fluff on the needle . |
| 20 | ‘ I tried the same approach when we played at Runcorn this season … and we lost . |
| 21 | Traditional friendships and rivalries played at least as important a part in this process as purely financial considerations . |
| 22 | She decided not to see Phil and his band Genesis even though he 's a friend who played at her 30th birthday party in the Savoy Hotel and she has no engagements that evening . |
| 23 | Ferdinand , who played at Wembley for Southall in the FA Vase Final , has scored seven goals in the Premier League this season and recently signed a lucrative three-year contract . |
| 24 | Kinnear said : ‘ The way we played at Mancheser United last week was the highlight of our season so far . |
| 25 | The dog sank its powerful jaws into the boy 's face when it suddenly turned on him as he played at his home in Alton , Hants . |
| 26 | As she spoke , young Panos played at her feet , shooting curious glances at the nice English lady with tears rolling down her cheeks . |
| 27 | Arnold has hinted to pals that Mona 's friendship with David Mellor played at least some part in his marriage break-up . |
| 28 | And how McMahon tried to get his revenge when Vinny played at Anfield . |
| 29 | He gossips about the weather and American football , recalls that he played at school and in the Army , and was a big follower of the game . |
| 30 | When his team played at home he confined his break-ins to the London area . |