Example sentences of "[adj] now as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mocking laughter sounded as clear now as it had done months earlier . |
| 2 | Yet it was as impossible now as it had always been , and she groaned . |
| 3 | The vessel was getting crowded now as another school party arrived . |
| 4 | I would still prefer to see the priority being a quick release of the ball to the backs , purely because they are looking as dangerous now as they have done for years . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It was quite dark now as they bounced along the rough road . |
| 7 | As workmen are just as skilful now as at the turn of the century , it is almost impossible to distinguish a recently produced bronze from one cast during the artist 's lifetime , the Syndicat spokesman said . |
| 8 | But he grew serious now as they sat out on the terrace , two blissful days into their marriage , watching a blood-red sun sink into a blood-red sea . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It 's not as simple now as signing a contract with somebody , ’ says Phillips . |
| 11 | He told delegates he believed the case for strong trade unions was as compelling now as it was when the TUC first met 125 years ago , ‘ or ever has been in the history of our country . ’ |
| 12 | All the trees , so large now as to enclose this garden , excluding the sight of other houses , so that but for the complex of railway lines it might have been in the country , were in late summer leaf . |
| 13 | Well , I 've been away for three , well th the winters are n't as hard now as they used to be . |
| 14 | ‘ Honestly , I 'm as fit now as I was during the World Cup and my weight is down to what it was two years ago . |
| 15 | They seem as ancient now as Monty Python or Bobby Moore . |
| 16 | Chesarynth tiptoed to the window , curious now as to what lay outside . |
| 17 | The big , light-hungry leaves were almost black now as I walked briskly back along the path searching for the track to take me back to the lodge . |
| 18 | Be so good now as to march these miscreants to Mutton House . |
| 19 | I 'm as good now as I was then and my target is 20 goals for the season . |
| 20 | ‘ Indeed the working relationship between the two is as good now as it has ever been . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ The need to be vigilant is as great now as it ever was . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ But it is n't , ’ she cried , frantic now as her words brought home the enormity of what was happening . |
| 23 | Jimmy was able to stand unassisted now as Cardiff turned back to the girl . |
| 24 | So it 's not long now as you say . |
| 25 | ‘ People are n't as poor now as they were years ago , ’ she said . |
| 26 | He is not so light-hearted now as he used to be — too much responsibility . |
| 27 | But he points out that recent high points must be put into context : ‘ The current colour magazine campaign began in 1980 and is as strong now as then . ’ |
| 28 | It 's curtain up time again , another opening of another show and the Smell of the Greasepaint and the roar of the crowd is as strong now as it ever was for the performers . |
| 29 | Some will want to argue that King is simplifying reality in assuming a single decision-taking point at the end of the project and a neat sequential series of steps , but his message about the limited scope of finance theory is just as important now as it was in 1975 . |
| 30 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that unambiguous communication is just as important now as it was during the cold war , and perhaps even more important ? |