Sentence examples for for the understudy from inspiring English sources

Preferring not to take a chance, Ms. Rodenburg asks for the understudy to play the role.

Chris remembers the night well, as he had to go on for the understudy, even though he wasn't covering that part.

How many interceptions can Sanchez throw before Jets games come to resemble those McCain-Palin rallies in the summer of 2008, with everyone clamoring for the understudy?

John Elway, Dan Marino, Phil Simms, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana -- all great throwers who at one point heard calls for the understudy.

Recently, an understudy he knows took over mid-performance after the actor he was covering put his back out, only for the understudy to slip on a discarded fur coat in the wings and break his own leg.

"When I was invited to audition, I said to my agent, 'Julian, you mean auditioning for the understudy of Henry VI, don't you?' " He was no more prepared for the next proposal: "When Peter said, 'I'd like you to do "Hamlet," ' I said, 'Well, what do you want me to play?' I had to get him to write down, 'You will play Hamlet in "Hamlet".

This was a chance for the understudies to state their case, Ferguson making six changes to the already-watered-down team who capitulated against Fulham of Saturday, and apart from a couple of shaky moments involving John O'Shea, who is yet to reproduce his form of last season, there was a definite improvement compared to the lethargy that had consumed them at the weekend.

For others, like Ann Van Cleave, the understudy for all four actresses in the musical "A Class Act," about Ed Kleban, the co-author of "A Chorus Line," the steady gig helps her and her husband, also an actor, support their two young children.

For Mr. Oscar, who was the understudy for Mr. Goodman and Mr. Lane, the new job is the latest in a series of big breaks.

Mr. Nicholls had written screenplays and two other novels ("A Question of Attraction," which was filmed as "Starter for Ten," and "The Understudy," a substantial improvement) when "One Day" became a huge hardcover best seller in Britain.

Spears was hired for her first professional role as the understudy for the lead role of Tina Denmark in the Off-Broadway musical Ruthless!