Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [pron] [am/are] now " in BNC.

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1 The revenue obtained a huge sum of money which they had no right to demand and they are now hanging on to a very large amount of interest which they have no moral right to retain .
2 If , if you look in your books page one seven seven , you 'll see a beautifully illustrated instruction on how to do it , which you can refer to yourself this evening or later on in the course if you forget but I 'm now gon na show you how to do one as well , you , if you want to know it 's there for you to look up you take the bandage and fold it into your narrow fold band and put it round your leg , you 've got something to tie a reef knot round , okay ? if you know how to do a reef knot already fine , just do it , if you do n't , follow instructions .
3 Well , the tide has turned and we 're now viewing the fruits of the UK 's most productive period for some time .
4 Does not the Secretary of State understand that the people in the Forth Valley health board area will greet his decision with great dismay , especially the families of the mentally handicapped patients in that hospital , who do not have a vote , could not be consulted and who are now greatly exercised by the prospect of being cast into the free market system ?
5 ‘ It would be stupid to rule out promotion because there is a long way to go and we are now looking a decent team , ’ he said .
6 To this end a comprehensive review of the training and examination syllabus has been undertaken and we are now embarking on a period of consultation with a view to implementing a more up-to-date system in two years ' time .
7 Suddenly the mist clears and we are now in a clearing .
8 And i i i it 's , it 's a clear statement , at least to the cadres , that that moderate policy has now been abandoned and we are now off into land reform because this is what is happening anyway .
9 During the nineteenth century many foreign cattle were brought into Belgium to improve local types and the population became thoroughly mixed , to the extent that any homogeneity of coat colour became very rare , but the white-and-red type persisted and there are now about 115,000 cows of the type in Belgium .
10 However this summer a temporary programme coordinator has visited the region and a short term programme of material support to children 's homes has been provided and we are now working to put other facilities in s to institutions in Serbia and are hoping that through the restructuring of children 's services , when the conflict is over and we believe obviously that may be some off , that we can tri can contribute to meeting the longer term needs of children in that war torn zone .
11 I must n't become a bore on the subject , but I have to say that in physical terms Tod and I are now feeling absolutely terrific .
12 Since then I have progressed and I am now able to waitress with confidence .
13 ‘ Very well , ’ said the Commandant , ‘ I am afraid all the food is gone and we are now reduced to eating camel dung . ’
14 been and gone and we 're now getting ready for Easter , all these and cards are coming into the shops and
15 What this meant in terms of plates is not clear , but one can see in Europe that something fundamental had happened and we are now dealing , not with an Atlantic line , but with a Mediterranean one .
16 The situation continues to improve and we are now recycling 200 kilos of paper each week — equivalent to almost four trees , compared to only 100 kilos a week when the scheme was first introduced , ’ Andrew added .
17 The relentless drive to attract more and more foreign investment ( high tech by preference , but practically any would do ) that characterized the 1980s continues and there are now very few countries anywhere in the world that do not have some incentives to attract FDI .
18 So I think the the Eurofighter team has learned from the mistakes that were made originally in the allocation of the work and the way in which it was handled and they are now putting it right .
19 This was the second full year of operations for the company and chief executive , Robert Bauman , commented , ‘ the key objectives of the merger have been achieved and we are now focusing on growth and we have made dramatic strides in our new product programme ’ .
20 I personally believe that erm education has changed and I am now talking specifically of very small schools .
21 Unfortunately , the number of cheese-making farms has dwindled and there are now only four or five left to maintain the tradition .
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