Example sentences of "now [subord] [pron] [vb mod] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though we feel ourselves to be much more comfortable now than we used to be , there has been very little increase in domestic fuel demand over fifty years or more . |
| 2 | Gamma Virginis or Arich is also a binary ; the identical components can be split with almost any telescope , though not with binoculars ( they are much less wide apart now than they used to be 50 years ago , and the separation is decreasing steadily ) . |
| 3 | The door is great I mean it 's bigger actually the doors and windows are bigger now than they used to be , are n't they ? |
| 4 | But JPL is still associated with Caltech , and acceptance of classified research at US universities is much less ready now than it used to be . |
| 5 | now than it used to be , or is it just about the same ? |
| 6 | Yes , I think that 's true , but at the same time there is a debate going on as to whether in fact there 's more violence now than there used to be , some people say there is more violence , other people say that , that erm that 's not the case . |
| 7 | It is probably a fact that few people have ever thought about , but a fact nonetheless , that nights are not so dark now as they used to be . |
| 8 | Well , I 've been away for three , well th the winters are n't as hard now as they used to be . |
| 9 | He is not so light-hearted now as he used to be — too much responsibility . |
| 10 | ‘ The Police generally support us on this , but I have to say the problem does not seem quite as serious now as it used to be , and they did not mind us frequently playing Saturday games last season . ’ |
| 11 | It 's not as bad now as it used to be |