Example sentences of "[conj] now [pers pn] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say this because the Sloth so far has done nothing and it appears he does n't plan to do anything except now he is reading a James Michener book . |
| 2 | He points out that now she is cohabiting the only benefit she will get is the basic dole . |
| 3 | A group at the University of Hokkaido is trying to isolate this chemical , which it calls glycinoeclopin A. So far the group has managed to obtain a tiny portion — 0.5 milligrams — of the substance and now it is trying to discover the chemical structure of the material . |
| 4 | ‘ And now it is gone , all gone … the communists have thrown in the sponge and left us bouncing around in the ring looking for an opponent . |
| 5 | Ian Wardle , of the help agency Lifeline , has seen the drug explode onto the Manchester rave scene and now it is known to have reached Scotland and Humberside . |
| 6 | But the public took to this comedy of two sisters going it alone while their husbands are in prison , and now it is watched by an estimated 12m viewers . |
| 7 | It was about five inches long when I bought it a month ago , and now it is approaching 10 inches . |
| 8 | And now he is teaching his son the tricks of the trade . |
| 9 | Mr Nath has already raised £700 towards the cost of hospital bills and transport for two-year-old Constantin and now he is hoping others will join him in his fundraising . |
| 10 | But he could do little for them ; and now he is gone . ’ |
| 11 | In May , Mr and his group had the opportunity to vote with us in spending another two million pounds on the education system of this county , and now he is complaining only six months later , that we are n't spending enough , and I think we 've said before , the Conservatives have , and continue to have the opportunity for action , but they will not support their words with deeds . |
| 12 | His talent has chosen to evoke the twilight of reality and now he is evolving within himself a universal pictorial renaissance . ’ |
| 13 | He retired from motor racing at the top , and now he is retiring from the Celebrity Challenge after once again raising a magnificent sum for charity . |
| 14 | There is a highly respected politician who has done honourable service in that most sobering of posts , the Northern Ireland Office , and now he is expected to play Father Christmas , with a lovely sack of surprise goodies to dispense to good children . |
| 15 | depending on , sponging off er whatever for however long and now he is going , is , is retiring on health grounds , you know , he really is n't going to be er able to bankroll me |
| 16 | ‘ And now he is playing a little game with you . ’ |
| 17 | I am like unto a leper here with all faces turned against me except your kind friend Miss Blagden and now she is gone too . |
| 18 | ‘ All those cosy pictures of the family around the fire , all that stiff upper lip during the war — and now she is determined not to see all her work go down the drain . ’ |
| 19 | She has just given herself to him , and now she is regretting it . |
| 20 | But now she is wanting to be home . |
| 21 | At one time only a few selected diseases were thought to have links with the sufferer 's state of mind , but now it is recognized that a whole range — from cancer to heart attack — may be brought on by worry and strain . |
| 22 | White never used to be a predominant Goshiki colour , but now it is realised that a snow-white base admirably sets off the other shades . |
| 23 | But now it is called the Isle of Fincara ; for we were not left to live there long in peace . |
| 24 | But now it is ended . |
| 25 | But now it is understood that annual sales have slipped to only about $30m — and accumulated losses at the subsidiary are put at as much as $10m . |
| 26 | Sooner or later , the knee will have to make a move , but now it is immobilised by the two flies , the lower of which is so still that it seems dead . |
| 27 | Alright but now it is starting it is starting to deteriorate quite badly because people are now noticing . |
| 28 | For this he was hounded into the political wilderness ; but now it is happening . |
| 29 | It was probably effective the first time , but now it is looked on as a desperate move , a last ditch attempt to gain attention . |
| 30 | ‘ I moved over from our house in Nimes with Raphael after Eric but now he is going to Manchester we 're staying here to live . |