Example sentences of "[adj] and is now [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its more than a hundred and seventy years old and is now derelict , but conservationists hope it will be renovated by whoever buys it . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's quite likely that for every case of reported illness there are ten to a hundred more , ’ said Jim Curran , the AIDS task force chairman at the CCD , who was seconded to the job for three months in 1981 and is now permanent The incubation period is unusually long — possibly as much as three years . |
| 3 | Capital House was launched in 1987 and is now one of the largest fund managers in the UK . |
| 4 | The couple have a home in Hollywood and a farm in Vermont , but Michael , who is widely regarded in Hollywood as a workaholic , found it hard to put family first and is now keen to produce his own films as well as act in them . |
| 5 | An example from Lansbury Hotels is operations manager , now in his thirties , who began his career at Lansbury washing dishes at the age of 15 and is now responsible for the operations side of the business . |
| 6 | Joined Guinness in April 1990 and is now Managing Director , Finance and Administration . |