Example sentences of "[be] now [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is very lately that the truly magnificent taste in gardening has flourished in these northern parts of Europe , for although in King Charles the Second 's reign there was great spirit amongst the nobility and gentry of England for planting and gardening , which spirit was greatly heighten 'd in King William 's reign , during which time most of the large gardens of England were laid out and planted , yet we find the taste at that time extended little farther than to small pieces of box-wood , finish 'd parterres and clipp 'd greens , all of which are now generally banished out of the gardens of the most polite persons of this age , who justly prefer the more extended rural designs of gardens which approach the nearest to nature . |
| 2 | The Centre 's resources are now fully taken up with the activities described above . |
| 3 | Rugby will not get any change out of Leicester , but it is just possible that Nottingham are now so fired up that they might escape with the point they need at Orrell . |
| 4 | Her eyes , still a startling blue , were now heavily made up , with black liner and white eye shadow , the false eyelashes giving her a startled doe look . |
| 5 | His public role and character were now fully marked out . |
| 6 | French nationals were evacuated by French army helicopter from both towns , which were now virtually cut off from contact with the outside world . |
| 7 | The floor , laid down between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries , is now largely roped off from the thousands of tourists who visit the basilica each month . |
| 8 | He may also allocate seats to new entrants , but the decision on this is now generally taken on the vote of all members of the chambers . |
| 9 | He is now wholly caught up in his own sufferings , in a new dichotomy , an agonizing split within himself : Although he rejects conscience as ‘ but a word that cowards use , /Devised at first to keep the strong in awe ’ ( 309f. ) , the duality between truth and lies proves too great for Richard to sustain . |
| 10 | Yes er on the production phase , can I ask a very general question erm are you satisfied every one of the participants is now totally locked in . |
| 11 | This will provide a continual series of shocks when we realize that , in our terms , it is ‘ only a few years ’ since the infant gurgled in its cot , but the ‘ infant ’ , who is now almost grown up , properly considers it to be ‘ a lifetime ago ’ . |
| 12 | Yes , it 's a funny old thing , actually I must tell you I feel an awful lot better since I 've passed my I suppose , last Friday I saw a Solicitor and the divorce is now actually sat up on it 's merry way rejoicing , and |
| 13 | But it 's now completely dried up . |
| 14 | Whereas in the past voters had looked to parties and party workers to help them make sense of politics , this function was now largely given up to television news broadcasts . |
| 15 | At the wedding a host of best wishes were received from the other side of the world where many relatives called Jones still remembered young Carol who had gone off to Australia as a child and was now all grown up and about to get wed . |
| 16 | Billy , who was now contentedly stretched out in the sidecar with his eyes closed , was suddenly thrown hard against the right hand side of the aluminium box . |
| 17 | Fred was now fully wound up for an argument . |
| 18 | Whatever resentments he might feel , whatever threats he might have voiced against the star , the understudy was now totally caught up in his task , spacing the lines with total concentration , caught up in the communal will for the subterfuge to work . |
| 19 | He had forgotten all about his previous difference with Owen and was now totally caught up with his argument . |