Example sentences of "now for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't find anything in any of the shops to kill toads but reasoned that there was no way now for a toad to enter the flat . |
| 2 | She had laughed then at the vivid imagination of the child , but now for a brief moment she saw the city as Maggie saw it , basking in the first rays of the sun and oblivious to the dangerous mist below that might suck it in before it could wake up and take wing against the now blue blue sky . |
| 3 | Even now for a Pakistani , Indian or Bangladeshi woman waiting to join her husband in Britain it is not a matter of getting a ticket and boarding a plane . |
| 4 | I 've settled now for a sort of uniform during the day of a skirt , silk shirt and a jacket , with a three-quarter length cashmere coat over it in winter . |
| 5 | Later I did manage to get out , immediately after dinner , & fortunately , for now I am back , it rains hard , as it has done every day now for a week . |
| 6 | Despite its reputation for fine engineering , Rolls-Royce has never been shy of using outside technology and components , inevitable now for a company of its small size . |
| 7 | ‘ The way is clear now for a base rate cut within the next few weeks , possibly within the next few days . |
| 8 | Organ jazz has long been club-trendy , but it has taken until now for a new artist to come through to match the likes of Jimmy Smith and John Patton . |
| 9 | Now for a bee to know the location of a barren car park which had certainly not been on their list of flower sites , it seems most reasonable to suppose that they were able to ‘ place ’ it on some sort of internal map and then work out the direction home . |
| 10 | Now for a moment I wondered if he 'd made the entire story up — the elusive animal , the bizarre hunting technique . |
| 11 | ‘ … so please join me now for a minute 's silence in memory of Dominic Wetherby . |
| 12 | And hence the calls now for a DG to strengthen the Institute 's lobbying to defend members against any further regulatory encroachments . |
| 13 | So plan now for a wonderful display next summer , but use the winter to make a plant trough to bring colour to paved or gravelled areas . |
| 14 | Paul had worn metal-rimmed spectacles now for a number of years . |
| 15 | Their chief designer was Maurice Philippe , designer of the Lotus 72 then , and now for a number of years Ken Tyrrell 's designer . |
| 16 | Write or call now for a comprehensive information pack or to arrange a showhouse visit . |
| 17 | PHONE NOW FOR A FREE BROCHURE OR DETAILS OF NEAREST SHOWROOM |
| 18 | Send NOW for a FREE sample issue to : Lettres ( UK ) Ltd , Department ZA02 , 61 Old Street , London EC1V 9HX . |
| 19 | Ring now for a copy of the new Mosquito Bikes 1990 catalogue showing our exciting range of quality accessories and clothing ; with articles for the cyclist on touring , wheelbuilding , safety and how to upgrade your bike plus an interview with Thomas Eisl , our mountain bike racing star . |
| 20 | Send now for a Tile Information Pack . |
| 21 | Call our hotline NOW for a full information pack which explains how to obtain this AMAZING UNREPEATABLE OFFER ! |
| 22 | Now for a housewife that 's a bore , for me , it is a relaxation . |
| 23 | Look now for a bloom of the male parent . |
| 24 | Yet , while many chairmen persisted in denying it , the probability is that domestic prices remained inadequate to meet the overall costs of supplying domestic consumers , as they had been on nationalisation , though now for a new set of reasons , which betrayed a continuing inadequate degree of attention to proper costing exercises . |
| 25 | Arguably it 's easier now for a British composer to get an opera on to the stage than at any time since 1945 . |
| 26 | ( Confidingly ) Now for a handful of guilders I happen to have a private and uncut performance of the Rape of the Sabine Women — or rather woman , or rather Alfred — ( Over his shoulder ) Get your skirt on , Alfred — ( The BOY starts struggling into a female robe. ) … and for eight you can participate . |
| 27 | " Now for a cow ! " |
| 28 | I have had a cheque account with this organisation for over 20 years and a mortgage for seven ; the latter now for a comparatively small proportion of my house value . |
| 29 | Cos , how much , four seventy five now for a prescription , is |
| 30 | Marius Steen , the giant who seemed to have been looming over his life now for a week was about to be confronted . |