Example sentences of "[Wh det] now [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hannele had given Edward a sheet of paper with names and numbers on it , which now lay on the desk . |
| 2 | She did not have sufficient strength to take stance on the gaunt bare branch above her head nor had she touched the remnant of meat that had been left the day before as her food and which now lay on the ground at her side . |
| 3 | Instead he studied the reflections in the window ; the blurred beak of his own nose , that thong as if of an Indian brave imprinted across his brow by the absurd cap which he had removed at Crewe and which now lay among the cigarette butts at his feet ; the jutting shoulders of the poker players who sprayed their cards like fans beneath their mouths . |
| 4 | These troublesome parasites , which now thrive throughout the year in centrally-heated homes provided that the humidity level is not too low , can bite people as well as dogs and cats . |
| 5 | Supporters of détente in the 1970s could argue that personal contacts , trade and the Helsinki agreements had undermined the Soviet hold on the East , but opponents of détente could counter that Reagan 's Cold War policies had helped to put unbearable strains on the Soviet economy , which now seemed on the verge of collapse . |
| 6 | It should be noted that where a business 's UK branch makes supplies that were previously zero-rated but which now fall outside the scope of VAT , Customs have confirmed that these supplies can be included in proportional calculations for input tax recovery . |
| 7 | One obvious alternative to the appointment of the Commissioner would have been to give further jurisdiction to the Industrial Tribunals , instead of the High Court , to enforce such rights which now fall within the scope of the Commissioner 's work . |
| 8 | This is highlighted by the high performance of Axminster sales which now account for the majority . |
| 9 | One of David 's favourite objects is a chair he recovered in floral towelling ; the other is the tramp-art plaster-cast mirror frame found on a dump , which now hangs above the fireplace in the sitting room . |
| 10 | The involvement of parents to the extent which now obtains in the majority of our primary schools comes as something of a shock to teachers visiting English primary schools from overseas . |
| 11 | It was this which led to the appeal being re-argued before the Appellate Committee of seven which now reports to the House . |
| 12 | This system deals with all applican applications from grant aid which now comes under the remit of one committee . |
| 13 | The height of the embankment can be judged by looking at the elevated section of the M6 which now runs beside the canal but which can be seen moving away to the northwest as a two tier motorway junction viaduct on spindly columns . |
| 14 | Joxe announced on May 6 plans to create a " central organ , within the Ministry of Defence , bringing together all the competences which now exist within the domain of military intelligence " . |
| 15 | From 1887 the land was farmed by E.A. White who was a hop grower and constructed the four magnificent Victorian oast houses which now stand on the site known as Bells 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 . |
| 16 | Occasionally two individual pieces are brought together to make a new complex whole as in the bronze cast Doll and Bow which now stands on the top of the Toybox where the toys , including a ball , are again in bronze and the box itself is the broken-off end of a stone carved sarcophagus . |
| 17 | Boar 's head and jugged hare were among the contemporary dishes served in front of the company 's original 18th-century shop front in Cornhill , which now stands in the museum . |
| 18 | My lips quivered as I entered the small , plastic roadsweeper 's hut which now acted as the home team 's changing room . |