Example sentences of "he [prep] the new [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I also told him about the new hip and thigh diet and said I could do with some more volunteers to try it out .
2 He looked down at Thornton and informed him of the new management attitude .
3 The former England batsman also claimed that Donald was not a one-day cricketer and that Warwickshire only used him with the new ball in such games .
4 It puzzled him into the New Year of 1961 that no one asked his opinion .
5 Mosley did find kindred spirits in the Labour movement , some of whom followed him into the New Party and a smaller proportion into fascism , but although the party conference and the Labour movement in general were sympathetic to his practical suggestions , the Labour government rejected his proposals .
6 Mr Sabin 's family has been in the publishing and bookselling business since 1865 and his son Mark will be joining him in the new venture , together with David Fuller , another former Ackermann director .
7 The world champion may not be worried about the £500 fine handed out for throwing the last game of his bizarre straight-games loss to Jahangir Khan in the final of last month 's Stuttgart Open , but he should be more concerned at the zero computer points assigned him for the Stuttgart tournament , which may enable Jahangir to overtake him in the New Year rankings , plus the fact that any further misdemeanour will probably mean draconian punishment .
8 Duke Michael could have friends to stay with him in the new castle , but he could go into the old castle when he wanted to be alone .
9 First , the bishop had been enthusiastic in inviting him to the new work and had been wide open to the initiative .
10 If Amaranth was not going to be accepted as the candidate , and if she refused to co-operate with him over the new motorway , and if she rejected his amorous advances , what was the point of pursuing her ?
11 Whether or not he suspected this , Rodrigo accepted the favours bestowed upon him by the new King — including marriage to Alfonso 's niece Ximena Diaz .
12 He was compensated with a pension secured for him by the new lord treasurer , Sir Thomas Osborne ( later Earl of Danby , q.v . ) .
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