Example sentences of "[conj] he is now [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | En Shao appeared in Liverpool two years ago , shortly before he was due to take up position of principal conductor of the Ulster Orchestra where he is now installed . |
| 2 | Three weeks ago doctors discovered he was suffering from a form of TB , although he is now recovering from that . |
| 3 | In creating the replica pavement , Mr Bob Woodward , a builder by trade , has undertaken such thorough background research that he is now regarded as a leading international expert on Roman mosaics . |
| 4 | At least one of the scientists has admitted on television that he is now denied access to " defence secrets " . |
| 5 | If the hon. Member for Hammersmith ( Mr. Soley ) and his Labour colleagues around the country , who control far more houses than the Government , showed even a tiny percentage of the indignation that he is now attempting to express about empty houses in Swindon in relation to the 5,000 empty houses in Labour-controlled Liverpool , the 2,800 in Labour-controlled Salford , the 2,000 in Labour-controlled Newham , the 5,500 in Labour-controlled Manchester , the 2,000 in Labour-controlled Newcastle , the 1,000 in Labour-controlled Knowsley , and so on — |
| 6 | It might come as something of a surprise to learn that he is now considered to be an Englishman . |
| 7 | The situation with Stephen Marshall is that he is now working his notice , and is no longer Computer Support Officer . |
| 8 | But in Robson 's absence , Ince has proved to Ferguson that he is now maturing rapidly . |
| 9 | If the pilot then rolls out of the turn to fly straight and level he may feel that he is now turning in the opposite direction , and compensatory eye movements which involuntarily accompany such a feeling may blur vision and make attitude checking difficult , with possible disorientation and loss of aircraft control . |
| 10 | What with Anna being such a charmer and what with the fact that he is now sleeping with her , he does his level best to find some small saving grace in her writing , something he can praise without hypocrisy . |
| 11 | It is my belief that the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's refusal to publish the review — this is from the man who believes in open government — stems from the fact that it bears no relationship to the scheme that he is now putting forward . |
| 12 | He is ill , and I hope that he is now improving . |
| 13 | Yesterday I fed him the bony scraps from my reindeer stew and he is now mine for ever . |
| 14 | He has signed ex-Portadown winger Vic Kasule and he is now looking south for defenders . |
| 15 | ‘ Ah , Beel , he is a very good chef and he is now preparing the menu for tomorrow ; you like the food ? ’ |
| 16 | Royle added : ‘ Olney has taken time to settle in but he is full of running and he is now doing okay . |
| 17 | He learned a lot then , and he is now maturing into a great player . |
| 18 | His latest book , Boatowner 's Mechanical and Electrical Handbook , was published this year and he is now working on a cruising guide to the Yucatan peninsula , Belize , Guatemala and Honduras . |
| 19 | If he is now giving us a commitment that the reasons for a refusal will be made available to the applicant , that is welcome . |
| 20 | Normally he would manage projects from his office in Bridge of Allan , but he is now based on the North Morcambe site because of the size of this contract . |
| 21 | He would have taken her to make it his own , just as he is now taking you . ’ |
| 22 | This ‘ methodical teacher ’ was blessed with two musically gifted children — Maria Anna , named after her mother but known as ‘ Nannerl ’ ( born 30/31 July 1751 ) — and Wolfgang Amadeus , as he is now known , ( born 27 January 1756 ) . |
| 23 | Raper 's last known address was Quezon City in the Philippines though he is now thought to be in Switzerland . |