Example sentences of "now [verb] [verb] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Mr Major is likely be in power with the smallest Tory majority since 1951 and is now placed to take advantage of disarray in the Opposition parties and the expected economic recovery . |
| 2 | It is not surprising , therefore , that incomes have dropped severely during the last few years , with the result that we are now beginning to see signs of dereliction . |
| 3 | Just as the scope of physical geography had become unbalanced ( Brown , 1975 ) , so the content of geomorphology now began to show signs of imbalance as the emphasis moved towards fluvial geomorphology and hydrology . |
| 4 | The dog refused to budge , so , instructing the two older girls to hold tight to the younger , I heaved up the 196lb of stubborn fur and staggered to the railing I went down to extricate my struggling son and carried him upwards followed by shrieking pleas of , ‘ Daddy , do n't leave us ’ and ‘ I want a carry ’ , from the frantic tadpole in charge of two red-faced little girls who were now starting to show signs of stain and filling tear-ducts . |
| 5 | Many catalogue users will by now have had experience of word-processing systems with instant spelling verification . |
| 6 | At least since the early 1970s successive governments have expressed concern about the decline of our inner cities , but no government has been prepared to devote the massive resources which are now required to overcome decades of neglect . |