Example sentences of "now a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gianni and Ursula leapt on just as the doors were closing , but Monique , who was now a few yards behind them and whose movements were hampered anyway by her arthritis , was left standing there as the train moved out . |
| 2 | Although he is now a few months past the usual retirement age of 65 , Mr Sulzberger has not disclosed when he will go . |
| 3 | The cage was now a few fe et off the ground and the noise , which sounded like metal being torn apart , was almost deafening . |
| 4 | A highly significant addition during this time was an underwater ridge from the eastern Pacific ; after accretion it pulled apart to form the San Andreas Fault now a few miles inland from the coast . |
| 5 | Now a few words on how you can help me to best help you . |
| 6 | As the pressure for the hot system is provided by the cold feed tank , which sits on the ceiling joists — now a few inches below the new floor level — you would have to raise it as high as possible . |
| 7 | Now a few years ago … ’ |
| 8 | However , the conflict between modern farming practice and environmental conservation is by no means an irreconcilable one and , although entrenched positions have been taken up on both sides , there are now a few signs of a more sophisticated awareness of the Problems involved and a more constructive desire on the part of both farming organizations and the environmental lobby to overcome them . |
| 9 | In 1557 the Tiber changed its course and Ostia Antica ( as it is termed to differentiate it from the modern Lido town ) is now a few kilometres inland and not on the riverside any more . |
| 10 | But erm anyway that 's it 's all it 's all now a few a few months ago . |