Example sentences of "now [vb pp] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 So pressure was now applied for a speedy conclusion to the work .
2 Councillors have now called for a full investigation before any action is taken .
3 The affair had dominated relations between the two countries , and Rocard now hoped for a fresh start , although Bolger noted that they would have to " agree to differ " over French nuclear policy .
4 The Prix Galien , which was a national prize in France , is now awarded for a new medicine marketed in several European countries .
5 The gases have been used to cool most types of fridges for decades but are now headed for a world-wide ban in 1996 after being blamed for causing holes in the ozone layer , which shields the earth from the sun 's harmful ultraviolet rays .
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