Example sentences of "now [verb] on a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We agreed , after it was over — after the stitches ( a large number ) had been removed — that he had shown he was good enough now to go on a big trip . |
| 2 | The updated logo features ‘ a more contemporary typeface and slight modifications to the spacing of the design 's blocks ’ , and the white letters now appear on a burgundy background instead of the traditional blue — and we hope the company gets some very tough questioning at the annual meeting over the cost . |
| 3 | It had looked as if Robert Palmer was getting Digital Equipment Corp back onto an even keel , but now comes cause for great concern : too many companies decide that if the product is having a tough time in the market , the answer is to change the packaging , and DEC is tarting up its famous lower-case ‘ digital ’ logo , which has stood the company in excellent stead since 1957 ; the updated logo features ‘ a more contemporary typeface and slight modifications to the spacing of the design 's blocks ’ , and the white letters now appear on a burgundy background instead of the traditional blue — and we hope the company gets some very tough questioning at the annual meeting over the cost . |
| 4 | The Church of the Kapnikarea , built originally c. 875 and enlarged in the thirteenth century , now stands on a small island in the centre of Athens traffic . |
| 5 | The company , which entertained the Princess of Wales at Covent Garden last night , has now decided on a cumbersome compromise : the Kirov Opera and Ballet of the Maryinski Theatre . |
| 6 | Ginny was now living on a part-time basis with David , Leo 's son by his first marriage ; Leo hoped that Ginny and David would marry and produce a host of little Quests for him to dote on in his old age . |
| 7 | The surplus has now risen on a year-on-year basis for 11 months in a row . |
| 8 | External verification is now operated on a cognate group basis , with over five hundred SCOTVEC external verifiers extending their experience , within the groups , across National Certificate Modules , Higher National Units and Workplace Assessed Awards . |
| 9 | I am confident that this subject will now appear on a regular basis on the agenda of this committee . |
| 10 | Some councils have also set up local enterprise boards ( many of which are now organized on a regional basis ) which operate at an arms-length from the councils and are separate legal entities with a commitment to working with financial and commercial agencies to encourage local investment . |
| 11 | However the alliance represents a watershed for Chorus , which is now embarked on a binary strategy for the very first time , though where exactly it goes from here is still unclear . |
| 12 | Patients now attend on a regular basis . |
| 13 | He now embarked on a new recording contract for Capitol , and proved wrong all the critics who 'd said he was just emulating Crosby when he developed his own new determined style which culminated in 1955 with his album Songs For Swinging Lovers , one of the first best-selling LPs . |
| 14 | Fur trading had a more insidious ecological impact , for what the indigenous people had taken on a small scale for subsistence was now demanded on a large scale for sale in the south . |
| 15 | Where once their plants were collected from more exotic climes — euphorbia as a seedling from the Marquis de Sade 's derelict castle in Provence , alliums from the Professor 's botanical expeditions to Iran and Afghanistan for Flora Iranica ] — the Hewers now rely on a comprehensive collection nearer home . |
| 16 | Many families now rely on a joint income to meet their living costs . |
| 17 | Many families now rely on a joint income to meet their living costs . |
| 18 | Here , after a rather shaky start in the colonial period ( section 4.4.2 ) , forestry is now practised on a sustainable basis involving a wide range of silvicultural techniques . |
| 19 | Maggie now slept on a low bed draped with a Chinese spread covered in dancing dragons and spinning suns , exactly underneath the centre of these windows , and on clear nights the moon rode over her head , and the clouds , illuminated a sickly yellow by the vastness of the city , would race past . |
| 20 | They now fight on a daily basis and invariably without so much as a warning growl . |
| 21 | But that 's all set to change , according to the firm , with the ink now drying on a re-vamped contract which will see SNI reselling complete Pyramid systems . |
| 22 | It is now working on a while-you-wait version for GPs to make spot checks in their surgeries . |
| 23 | We are now working on a similar list for 1990 , and accordingly would be grateful if you could complete the enclosed form , and return it to the Scottish Sports Council by Friday 29 September . |
| 24 | The company is now working on a new test — Digital DNA typing , which gives an even more accurate result . |
| 25 | They are now working on a centralised system for spare parts , so that a customer in Spain or Switzerland can be found the part he needs whether it 's in Germany , Italy or France . |
| 26 | Scientists are now working on a computerised driving system which would automatically keep your car a safe distance behind the vehicle in front and over-ride the driver 's controls in the event of an impending accident . |
| 27 | TOM and safety awareness programmes are two examples of training courses now held on a regular basis at the Group 's new training centre . |