Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] now [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 For instance , when Oliver Reed made his now famous appearance with slightly more than a little Dutch courage inside him , he suddenly took it into his head that he wanted to sing .
2 He did , however , lend his now recognisable voice to an animated ABC feature called The Point , shown on 2 February 1971 .
3 The defence minister , Kaspar Villiger , and his supporters reply that Switzerland needs something to replace its now 30-year-old Hawker Hunters .
4 Then he bundled her now rosy body into her dry shirt and sat her down on the sleeping-bag to vigorously rub her hair dry .
5 keep that in case you got to pay for it , it er , you wo n't do it now this moment
6 I can see you now — it 's my earliest memory of you , incidentally — I can see you now biting mother .
7 Two months later , Aviv submitted his now notorious report .
8 Shall I tell you now little lady ?
9 Dada , small and unapproachable in the breakfast silence , gave his absolute attention to the kedgeree that he was pushing tidily under his great moustache — little did they suspect the surprise in store for them as Nicandra advanced , speechless , down the length of the white-clothed table , solemn in her pinafore , carrying her now quivering treasure .
10 She made Fred see himself only as she described him as a man who was deliberately making his now pregnant wife unhappy .
11 He drank his now cold coffee and was grateful for the whisky that Elaine had put in it .
12 ‘ I have spent the afternoon reading your past features , ’ he informed Maggie icily , watching her now irritated face and ignoring Mitch completely .
13 Lapsing into silence , she sipped her now unwanted coffee and only looked up when he came to sit opposite her , a large plate of bacon and eggs before him .
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