We have a lot of sort of received historical ways of viewing portraiture. And I suppose in some way I'm sort of questioning that by toying with the rules of the game.
Right now, I'm Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these will eventually be launched into the light of day.
Agesilaus was very fond of his children; and it is reported that once toying with them he got astride upon a reed as upon a horse, and rode about the room; and being seen by one of his friends, he desired him not to speak of it till he had children of his own.
Of course. Opal is toying with our emotions for her own gratification. Nothing more. She wishes to place herself in a position of power, emotionally.
No amount of toying with shades of print or with printing papers will transform a commonplace photograph into anything other than a commonplace photograph.
At one point, CERN was toying with patenting the World Wide Web.
You look at what Vladimir Putin is doing with President Obama. He's, like, toying with him. He's toying with him.
The idea I'd been toying with fully formed in my mind. "I'm plotting. " "oh?" His mouth curved in a wicked grin. "Do Tell. " Chapter 5 pg. 50
