Example sentences of "and [noun] [be] now " in BNC.

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1 The full-year loan and grant are now over 30 per cent .
2 My earlier studies of fish and birds were now extended to mammals and I ended up as the curator of the largest collection of mammalian species in the world — at the London Zoo .
3 The next fifteen or so miles were easier , not so much because it was daylight but because , once past that towering headland , they were rowing west by north and the wind and tide were now behind them .
4 X-ray appearances and function are now both markedly improved despite the fact that it is generally believed that once joint cartilage ( the substance lining the joint space ) has been destroyed it can never be regenerated .
5 His time of 46.55secs was a second slower than David Grindley ran in Rome on Wednesday and Grindley is now favourite to be picked for the European Cup later this month .
6 Your favourite Wella Shockwaves Gel-Sprays and Hairsprays are now in handy pump action bottles with a new advanced spray mechanism .
7 And this slump is no exception the music market has deteriorated and times are now getting harder .
8 Items like wretch and grenadier are now variable .
9 He chopped the fruit into pieces ; Bobo and Fifi were now at the bars again and getting quite vocal .
10 Information and opinions are now exchanged on broad questions of strategy , policy and resources ; the preparation of legislation and White and Green Papers ; the gathering of statistics about the operation of the system ; and the uses of technology in the courts and in the preparation of cases .
11 In fact , Peters and Drucker are now part of an ever growing body of respected opinion that believes that the values for survival ( and success ) in the business environment are those that we have historically , at least , considered to be female .
12 Until now , there was little we could do about this , but complaints have been taken seriously and discussions are now under way between OFTEL , the Office of Telecommunications , and the British Direct Marketing Association ( BDMA , representing companies who use telesales ) .
13 In Polynesia , the largest of the groups — an immense , tilted isosceles triangle of islands with its apex in New Zealand and its other angles in Hawaii and Easter Island respectively — only Western Samoa , Tuvalu and Tonga are now nominally independent .
14 Robyn 's poster with a little modification has already been processed and copies are now available from the Office .
15 Inside , the west end , nave and crossing are now restored though the woodwork is all modern .
16 The dining room and kitchen are now a financial asset and a major addition to the atmosphere of the school .
17 We generalise the quasi-Lorenz system by introducing an injected amplitude y with the same scaling as x , but assumed real and positive , while x and p are now complex , in general , because of the detuning is and the mistuning ( which we scale to I " ) .
18 Some men with permanently limp members may suffer from an inability to secrete nitric oxide , and researchers are now trying to develop a treatment which would stimulate its production .
19 Her hair and skin were now strangely coloured .
20 They were waving frantically , and Cardiff was now aware with sudden terror of the massively looming shadow from the stairwell , on the other side of the stair-rail .
21 Two new satellites have already been launched , and plans are now firm for the rest of the decade and into the early 1990s .
22 The Tourist Board lists one hundred historic houses , gardens and castles , plus fine museums and art galleries , and plans are now being considered for providing accommodation for orchestral and stage presentations .
23 A feasibility study has been undertaken to determine the future development strategy for the BGS deep-tow boomer and plans are now being developed to enhance the performance and flexibility of the system .
24 The joint venture company has already received the assent of Germany 's monopolies and merger commission and plans are now well advanced for the construction of a new 4,000 sq m warehouse and transit facility in the Munich area .
25 Bananarama girls Sara and Keren are now a smart new double act .
26 Psychic gifts and phenomena are now all the rage in both the New Age and the occult .
27 On board , crews have become noticeably more customer-friendly ; with a few exceptions , passengers ' needs and wishes are now paramount .
28 More and more transactions between customer and retailer are now done by telephone .
29 The old loft and building are now incorporated into the inn .
30 Some towns and cities are now devoid of any kind of public freight terminal , or even a suitable siding which could be used for a one-off consignment .
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