Example sentences of "he was [verb] the new [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This cemented his place in the Test team , although it would be another year or so before he was given the new ball , and then it was just a question of piling up the scalps as the main strike bowler . |
| 2 | He was wearing the new jersey that Tom had collected from Mrs Fletcher . |
| 3 | Well if you 're gon na get the bottom of the garden where you 're downhill it 's not too bad but when you 're coming up here and doing as he was watering the new grass on the front he he I mean yes he is below it it 's the bottom of your storage tank in c in the attic which counts . |
| 4 | Dave Webb 's disappointment at missing out on the Chelsea manager 's job was eased yesterday when he was named the new boss of Brentford . |
| 5 | Every time he came back , he was playing the new game with increasingly outdated tools . |