Example sentences of "to [noun] now [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Great Britain , for example , parts of the Eocene were characterised by hot , humid climates , as is shown by the resemblance of the contained fossils to forms now occurring in Malaya . |
| 2 | There are now about 350,000 voluntary groups in Britain — and personal donations to charities now amount to some £5,000 million a year . |
| 3 | In his post-war writings authorial intention , banished to the servants ' quarters by Richards and the American New Criticism , was restored to a dignity it should never have lost ; and his abandonment of discipleship to Richards now looks with hindsight both belated and inevitable . |
| 4 | Allie Byrne gives an enjoyable performance as the cool countess who is attracted to Viola now known as Caesario . |
| 5 | Given the purposive approach to construction now adopted by the courts in order to give effect to the true intentions of the legislature , the fine distinctions between looking for the mischief and looking for the intention in using words to provide the remedy are technical and inappropriate . |
| 6 | Even the digression up to Cajamarca now seemed in retrospect more like an adventure than something to send shivers down the spine . |