Example sentences of "[noun sg] have always played " in BNC.

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1 Luck has always played a key role in doing the pools , but half the fun was thinking that skill mattered .
2 But faith has always played a big part in the game , and in France they have often made things happen simply by believing .
3 Broadcasting has always played a big part in our lives , and still does .
4 All you ever hear is how great football teams like Newcastle/Chelsea/West Ham/Liverpool/Scum have always played ( even Wolves got a mention somewhere the other day ) , & how they always stick to thier principles .
5 Art has always played a major part in my life — both my parents are painters .
6 Suicide has always played a big role in Greenland .
7 The state has always played a critical role in fostering the development of a capitalist economy ( Baran and Sweezy , 1966 ) .
8 Music had always played an important part in the lives of the Minogue family .
9 Film had always played an important part in the admiral 's career ( he had founded the Royal Naval Film Corporation ) , and rather than write his autobiography , he had recorded , with John Terraine as questioner , some seven hours of reflection on his life and personal relationships , and had left instructions that none of it was to be shown publicly until after his death .
10 The discount market The discount market has always played an important role within the financial system .
11 From Table 9.6(a) it can be seen that bank financing has always played a major part in financing British industrial and commercial companies .
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