Example sentences of "now [pers pn] [be] [vb pp] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now we are told that universal capping is necessary because the Secretary of State and his colleagues are frightened of trusting local people to make local decisions under the new banded system . |
| 2 | But now it is understood that annual sales have slipped to only about $30m — and accumulated losses at the subsidiary are put at as much as $10m . |
| 3 | Now it is known that ripening tomatoes ripen faster when placed together on a window ledge , because they produce ethylene gas which stimulates their neighbours to faster and synchronous ripening . |
| 4 | Now it is estimated that some 38 per cent of people are literate — but the figure for women is only 22 per cent . |
| 5 | Now it 's hoped that these hungry youngsters will soon have a mother of their own too . |