Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be now [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , as I say , this is about ten years ago but we 're now run into another problem whereby the erm institutions are beginning go back again and want to project their own images , right the way through . |
| 2 | Versatility is all very well , but we are now expected to be accountants , personnel managers and lawyers as well as dermatologists , psychiatrists , obstetricians and general physicians . |
| 3 | But they 're now employed by the I P A ? |
| 4 | Formerly unliquidated damages in tort were not provable debts but they are now covered by the wide nature of r 12.3 . |
| 5 | I do n't know how this affected his relationship with mother , but they are now separated . |
| 6 | Before the Finance Act 1989 , switches within offshore umbrella funds did not count as realisations for either capital gains tax or income tax purposes , but they are now regarded as disposals and so chargeable to CGT and income tax . |
| 7 | Applied mathematics and computer science are distinct disciplines , but they are now locked for ever in an inseparable embrace . |
| 8 | Nothing has changed — they are as tied as before , but they are now excluded from the beer orders , so that they have no guest beers . |
| 9 | Unlike the mother-country and its dependencies , above all India , the self-governing colonies were protectionist ; but they were now prepared , and indeed in some cases were anxious , to afford the mother-country preferential treatment within their tariff system if the mother-country would reciprocate . |
| 10 | When the great wave of railway-building took place at the end of the nineteenth century , the old industrial commodities of iron , coal , and cotton were still important , but they were now joined by many others . |
| 11 | Normally he would manage projects from his office in Bridge of Allan , but he is now based on the North Morcambe site because of the size of this contract . |
| 12 | Duff had sat in the Belfast Corporation since 1946 as an official Unionist but he was now backed by Ulster Protestant Action as a protest against Maginess , the Attorney-General at the time of the Maura Lyons case . |
| 13 | It was for many years claimed to be the earliest example of the true arch in Europe , but it is now recognised that it was constructed in the sixth century as an open drain and that it was only roofed over with its present stone vault of three concentric rings of radiating voussoirs in 184 B.C. Its exit into the Tiber can still be seen in Rome near the Ponte Rotto ( 68 ) . |
| 14 | The migrating larval stages in large numbers may cause a transient pneumonia , but it is now recognised that many cases of so-called " Ascaris pneumonia " may be attributable to other infections , or to piglet anaemia . |
| 15 | The historic state coach No 351 which was being restored at that time suffered exterior damage in the fire but it is now intended to restore it as a museum piece . |
| 16 | It is thought that rice was first cultivated in India and Indo-China , but it is now grown extensively throughout the Far East . |
| 17 | ‘ Ramapithecus ’ was once considered to be a human ancestor , but it is now viewed as a synonym of Sivapithecus . |
| 18 | Some pessimists have calculated that enormous exercise workouts would be needed in order to achieve even modest weight loss , but it is now recognized that exercise does effectively help to burn up calories by speeding up the body 's metabolic rate for some time afterwards . |
| 19 | The innovative flair and strong relationship with our customers is still there , but it is now supported by improved professionalism in Production , Purchasing , Logistics and Distribution . |
| 20 | ( Some 15 other states where the Moral Majority are by no means the silent majority , had hoped to pass similar laws , but it is now assumed that the case will go to appeal and eventually reach the Supreme Court ) . |
| 21 | The exact date of the Vendôme charter , in which Count Bouchard gave full details of the military service owed to him from the area of Vendôme , is still controversial ; but it is now accepted as an authentic document of the time of Fulk Nerra or Geoffrey Martel . |
| 22 | But it is now argued that the increased radiation would be no more than the existent difference between the poles and the equator . |
| 23 | The earlier workers thought that the boring was achieved simply by the mechanical scraping action of the radula ( see Fretter & Graham , 1962 ) , but it is now realised ( Carriker , 1981 ) that the boring process involves a combination of mechanical and chemical activity . |
| 24 | It was the first work on which he collaborated-and collaborated happily-with Nicholas Georgiadis but it is now given in the heavy scarlet , black and gold designs which Georgiadis substituted in 1980 . |
| 25 | Much determination and hard work have gone into that attempt , but it is now seen to have failed . |
| 26 | It used to be argued that turbulence was necessary to ensure the oxygenation of the water and the continuation of the food supply , but it is now thought that the main role of turbulence is in getting rid of excess carbon dioxide . |
| 27 | N.T.A. was considered the alternative to phosphates in washing powders at the start of the 80's , but it is now banned in the USA because it combines with heavy metals , as does E.D.T.A. In this way carcinogenic substances such as lead , mercury etc. , which normally remain at the bottom of lakes and rivers , are reintroduced to the water supply . |
| 28 | Moreover , Emerald is late — originally the company said that it would be launched in the first quarter , but it is now expected sometime this summer . |
| 29 | Hyenas have always been thought of as scavengers but it is now known that they are also vigorous nocturnal hunters . |
| 30 | The details of the legend 's growth are obscure , but it is now known that it was developing steadily in northern Spain and southern France in the centuries between the eighth and the eleventh . |