Example sentences of "[noun] now [vb -s] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Regan is right to the extent that to talk of recognition in such circumstances does have a purpose , as it would of a dog 's staccato barks and tail-waving on hearing its master 's voice , but he fails to realise that the same form of words now features in a related , but different , language-game . |
| 2 | The triple-towered castle which is today still a prominent landmark now serves as a historical museum . |
| 3 | Charities for the homeless report that 5,000 new people a year arrive on the streets and that the total figure now stands at a staggering 300,000 for the whole country . |
| 4 | The wreckage of the gantry now lies in a dry dock . |
| 5 | And for those people who are n't happy with what Stacker does anyway ( like our esteemed editor , for example ) , the package now comes with a useful Unstack feature so you can automatically return your system to its original state as if nothing had ever happened . |
| 6 | Dr Solomon 's Anti-Virus Toolkit now comes in a new Windows flavour , and with only six on-screen buttons to push ( one of them is the exit button ) , you ca n't really get any simpler selection of what is very powerful anti-virus software . |
| 7 | What is more , the hand which until quite recently had hurled cricket balls at opponents now settles into a fine , rhythmic prose style . |
| 8 | It will include a tour of the White House , arranged with the help of President Bush — whom Joe now counts as a personal friend — and visits to New York , Disneyland , Universal Studios in Hollywood , and finally the New Year 's Day Parade in the Pasadena Rose Bowl , California . |
| 9 | A ‘ typical ’ consumer now chooses from a wider ‘ repertoire ’ of drinks than was the case in the 1960s . |
| 10 | Pip now falls into a snobbish habit of connecting high social status with moral superiority . |
| 11 | The Vale of White Horse Gliding Centre now operates from a nearby farm , and will soon be offering flights seven days a week . |
| 12 | Jenny now lives in a terraced ground-floor flat in Queens Park with family friend Michael Saffer , Samantha , 22 , and Gina , 19 . |
| 13 | The American stockmarket now trades on a not-cheap price-earnings ratio of 14 based on Wall Street 's profit estimates for 1990 . |
| 14 | The house now belongs to a buxom blonde from Lyon , wife of a driving instructor . |
| 15 | Mike Yarwood and the catchphrase ‘ Silly Billy ’ had a lot to do with it , but more important is the fact that the Labour Party now belongs to a younger generation . |
| 16 | Born in Darlington and still living there , 36-year-old Michael now works as a chemical processor at Seal Sands , and is a member of the naval reserve . |