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

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1 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 .
2 Yet Iraq has been acquiring German weapons for years and Germany is now pledging , for the umpteenth time , finally to block the holes in its arms-export controls .
3 However , the arrival of £600,000 Norwegian full-back Stig Inge Bjornbye has now cut that lifeline and Wright is now set to follow his friend and former Derby colleague Dean Saunders out of the Anfield exit .
4 And Dennis is now going straight back to Chris and he 's going to give him
5 Lizzie proved a very capable and caring mother and Kim is now a fully integrated member of the group — always on the go and with a distinctly extrovert personality .
6 The fact that you are physically fit , like I was in 1984 and Graeme is now , has no bearing on things . ’
7 Tony Barton , former Northampton manager , said of the heart attack he suffered : ‘ The fact that you are physically fit , like I was in 1984 and Graeme is now , has no bearing on things . ’
8 Jonathan Glancey 's heavily illustrated appraisal of the current architectural scene — New British Architecture — published by Thames and Hudson is now out in paperback , priced at £14.95
9 There is animated activity on any working day , and Kinlochbervie is now recognised as the most important fishing port in the north-west .
10 The merger between Stoddards and Sekers is now seven months old , and it is ten months since the acquisition of Mercia Weavers .
11 Most drug research in that country has ground to a halt , and Canada is now a substantial net importer of medicines .
12 Exchange visits between company and school have kept the project going and Courtaulds is now looking at the possibility of helping them design a fibre spinning rig .
13 ONE MISSING : Fergie 's spot between Andrew and Philip is now vacant
14 The differences between what is eaten in the richer countries of the northern hemisphere and what is eaten in much of Asia and Africa is now a commonplace ; it was already becoming visible .
15 Whitewater rafting … in Britain … yes what was once part and parcel of adventure holidays in America and Africa is now floating into this country both as a leisure activity and a competitive sport …
16 A wind of change has been blowing around Windsor Park over the past 12 months and Campbell is now regarded as just another new player who will breeze in .
17 However , the hon. Gentleman rightly refers to the other businesses which Harland and Wolff is now expanding and building up , and I am sure that its success , which I believe is assured under privatisation , offers the best hope for those men in the future .
18 Thorough cleaning and disinfection of all surfaces to a very high standard is essential , and Rentokil is now able to offer a specialist service to meet this need .
19 But scientists from the European Space Agency dissuaded them , and Hipparcos is now trouble-free and fully funded .
20 A restructuring is under way — John McIntyre , vice-president of European Operations has gone , and Europe is now being split into two : the UK , where Engels has recently been appointed managing director , and the continent , where Terry Hall is coming in from the Australian operation to take charge .
21 And Japan is now in on the Common Open Software Environment act too — Fujitsu Ltd , Toshiba Corp , Hitachi Ltd and Yokogawa Hewlett-Packard Co are forming COSE Japan Special Interest Group , a counterpart , they say , to the existing operation in the US .
22 And Japan is now in on the COSE act too .
23 The federal government has assumed responsibility for Columbia 's debts after the company went bankrupt , and California is now negotiating to pay off some of the monies owed by Maxxam in return for taking over the forest .
24 North-East people raised almost £12,000 and Peter is now back at work .
25 Tony Tucker , Tony Tubbs , James Smith and Trevor Berbick have all tumbled out of the top 10 and Biggs is now ranked 27th .
26 A production company has been set up at Pixar producing commercials and Lasseter is now predicting a fully computer-generated movie within the next three or four years .
27 A specific comparison between ISS and TNC is now in order .
28 Some parents say they can barely afford children : living costs rocketed in the late 1980s , and Taipei is now reckoned to be one of the world 's most expensive cities in which to live .
29 Since the offences were first reported , Ms Pledger 's business has gone into receivership and Fitzbillies is now in the process of being refurbished under new management .
30 They run under AIX/6000 Version 3.2 , and FileNet is now supporting disk mirroring , with redundancy for all data files .
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