Sentence examples for the ball show from inspiring English sources

"You have to have lads who can put their foot on the ball, show a bit of composure, a bit of courage, want the ball.

"We encourage players to get on the ball, show as much in possession as they could, to be confident with it, because our league fate has been decided but also retaining a real competitive edge and defensive shape.

He said: "Alastair Cook mentioned fielding and bowling here is a badge of honour – when you get the ball show no weakness and in the field, don't show tiredness.

There remained much to do but Hoolahan, running towards the ball, showed his class to crash it into the far corner of the net.

He played it beautifully in the first half, ever available for the ball, showing a range of passing and mucking in defensively.

MI5 director general Jonathan Evans's persistent unwillingness to accept that his agency could have thwarted the 7/7 bombers if they had been more on the ball shows the petulance of a losing football manager.

The ball shows us bored revelers who regard Cinderella with an air of sophisticated disdain; the Prince's black-clad friends have a vaguely sinister air; and there is no reconciliation between Cinderella and her family at the end.

While Merrill carried the ball, showing that he was not entirely ignorant of the Faust legend, I was trying, without making the divagations of my glance too obvious, to case the library.

If the ball shows no shape, New Zealand will need a plan B. However, where the Black Caps do have an edge is in their back-up bowling.

There are many different ways to grip the ball (shown below).

However her best moments are when she ever so smartly kicks patriarchy in the balls, showing us how absurd, ridiculous and outdated gender assumptions and stereotypes are.