Sentence examples for playing runner from inspiring English sources

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When Patrick tries to blag his way backstage, earnestly announcing himself as a "journalist", he gets a homily from Stillwater's lead guitarist Russell, played by Billy Crudup in the hairy, sloppy early-1970s mode he deployed for playing runner Steve Prefontaine in Without Limits.

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Such systems prevail in international tournaments in football, rugby, etc, where winners of groups play runners-up in other groups.

"After watching the Pro Bowl last week," Gabriel said, "wouldn't you have rather watched the Bears and Jets play?" Runner-Up Bowl, anyone?

I'm of a younger vintage; I grew up fetishising sports shoes and am secretly thrilled that after years when technical trainers played runner-up to scruffy Converse plimsolls, colourful, mass-produced blobjects are back on fashionable feet.

Here he is, as he should forever be remembered, playing "Road Runner" in 1960.

The first repechage place was determined by a match between the runners-up from the Africa and Europe qualifying tournaments, with that winner then playing the Americas runner-up to determine the place.

If the LTE-enabled Apple Watch rumors prove true, that could potentially cut into a significant piece of Mighty's niche, by playing to runners looking for musical accompaniment beyond the phone.

He had invited me over to play Lode Runner on his Apple II+, but when I got up there he dug under his mattress and pulled out a BB pistol.

Le Roux is one of the most dangerous open-play runners in the world, but he knocked the ball on.

The winner of England and Wales' pool will play the runner-up in Pool B, featuring South Africa, Samoa and Scotland, with the runners-up facing the winner of Scotland's pool.

Dunn, who is tied for second in the National League with 24 home runs, hit a hard ground ball to Murphy, who was playing behind the runner, Nick Johnson.

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