Example sentences of "[pron] [is] now [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As is shown on their headstone , they lived at Overhill , which is now called Hill and is a short distance outside Dunlop village on the Stewarton Road . |
| 2 | She was an anchoress , one of the many recluses of the period who shut herself away from the world to pray in solitude : we can still see the foundations of her anchorage next to the church which is now called St Julian 's in Norwich . |
| 3 | Government grant is distributed through a mechanism which is now called the standard spending assessment , an awful word , or phrase , but it is absolutely vital , and if you look at the standard spending assessment given to this county the government is saying we ought to be able to provide all the services for a total cost of eight hundred and seventy nine pounds per charge payer . |
| 4 | The prototype Yes-Man was made for Prutec , the venture capital arm of the Pru , which is now looking for a manufacturer . |
| 5 | Power up front will be former Dublin & South Eastern locomotive 461 which is now kept at Mullingar , pulling the society 's 1950 's style carriages with their distinctive green livery of that period complete with C.I.E . |
| 6 | I hesitate to correct the hon. Gentleman 's pronunciation , but in my day I fought the constituency of Islwyn which is now represented by the Leader of the Opposition , and I can tell him that it is pronounced ’ Issloin ’ . |
| 7 | That is a principle which is now honoured in the breach , most notably in the power extended to police officers to issue instructions to prevent an apprehended breach of the peace , a power which apparently is subject to very little effective judicial scrutiny or control . |
| 8 | Evante says motor show reaction to its '60s Lotus Elan-like roadster , which is now fitted with a Ford Zeta engine , was ‘ overwhelming ’ . |
| 9 | UK Birmingham-based IMI 's Uniplex Ltd office automation software outfit will next week announce the appointment of Margaret Gymer to the post of director of international services : she 'll head a new service and support unit the company is starting to look after that side of the business , which is now said to account for some 20% of the company 's revenue . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , Germany 's employer , trade and industry associations said they had formed a committee to fight xenophobia , which is now said to be putting off foreigners from investing in the country 's impoverished East . |
| 11 | She has great hopes of the new self-help group , which is now determined to press the Government to look at the use of the compound . |
| 12 | The cellars are full of junk , most of which might have been useful once but all of which is now covered in water or mud or fungus . |
| 13 | This corporation , which is now run by Billy 's lawyer , John Hutchinson , picked Christie 's for the ultimate liquidations , each commemorated by a catalogue emblazoned with McCarty-Cooper 's striking monogram . |
| 14 | Mr Chance also won a local competition as Citizen of the Year for 1990/91 , from which he donated the £500 prize to Menro House , at Thorntree , Middlesbrough , another successful project which is now run by Mencap . |
| 15 | That may seem to trivialise the intentions of the working party which is now sifting through the comments that have already been submitted to it ( and , although the deadline passed on 30 April , it is still interested in receiving any others sent in as soon as possible ) . |
| 16 | The poor second half performance , however , masks the changes that have been made at Lincat , which is now placed to deliver more acceptable returns . |
| 17 | At the same time , the earnings threshold which forms the boundary between the two rates , which is now aligned with the earnings threshold for payment of full-rate employers ' class I contributions , will go up from £185 per week to £190 per week . |
| 18 | At present , the locomotive is being used on the Channel Tunnel project , which is now nearing completion near Folkestone in Kent . |
| 19 | This latter project , which is now nearing completion , has involved a detailed historical investigation of the work-welfare relationship in Sweden , Germany and the United Kingdom . |
| 20 | It is part of the campaign by the Carrickfergus Gasworks Preservation Society to raise funds for their restoration programme , stage one of which is now nearing completion . |
| 21 | It should be said that the forecast figures have probably turned out to be slightly high , particularly for 1991 , since it seems unlikely that the US Department of Commerce would have foreseen the downturn in the global economy which is now biting so hard in all industries . |
| 22 | Last year around 220,000 race-goers visited the course , which is now acknowledged to have some of the finest facilities in racing . |
| 23 | To be concerned simply for Jesus ' message , a message which anyone could have preached and which is now acknowledged quite independently of the person who preached it , is not to hold a Christian position . |
| 24 | It 's this version which is now recognised as the rarest Dylan record in the world and valued in Neal Umpred 's Goldmine Price Guide To Collectible Record Albums as being worth $10,000 , though a bid of over $12,000 eventually secured a deal . |
| 25 | The exhibition of photographs from the book , which is now touring , reaches the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Gallery ( RIAS ) , Edinburgh , in April . |
| 26 | The exhibition of photographs from the book , which is now touring , reaches the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Gallery ( RIAS ) , Edinburgh , in April . |
| 27 | It 's a taste that seems to be catching on in Japan , replacing a traditional fancy for whale meat , which is now priced well out of the range of most Japanese pockets . |
| 28 | ‘ So it is , ’ he ends , ‘ that when men from low estate are once exalted , they generally are most forgetful of past favours … which is now become too fashionable , especially with such who cover their guilt with the mask of religion … |
| 29 | Over a hundred years ago they started making brass taps in the factory which is now Cooper Oils of Nailsworth . |
| 30 | Nearby is the site of the cathedral which is now destroyed but whose narthex still remains , with its original entrance ( 409 ) . |