Example sentences of "now [pers pn] have [been] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some years now I have been researching an area where a certain event took place . |
| 2 | Now she 's been having an argument with the council and while she 's been arguing , you know she 's got a grievance , while she 's been arguing she takes her anger out on them and tells them what she thinks of them . |
| 3 | For over a year now we 've been running a major initiative which is a systematic review of all our Sainsburys brand packaging to see where we can minimise the use of materials , but still allow the packaging to do the job of protecting the product and preserving it . |
| 4 | Until now we have been reconstructing the system … |
| 5 | Now they 've been given a derelict school building , gutted by fire , for their new community association . |
| 6 | Now they have been given a fresh lease of life , inviting the ( wrong ) conclusion that the need for a further shake-out is past . |
| 7 | Until now they have been spared the encounter with large ‘ megastores ’ , fast becoming commonplace in every major city . |
| 8 | Now it 's been confirmed the prison will still be taking inmates at least until 1994 . |
| 9 | Now he had been given an assignment that demanded intuitive analysis to a sensitive degree . |
| 10 | Now he 's been fined a record £7,800 for telling the truth — £5,000 and £1,000 costs yesterday , in addition to an earlier £1,800 by Northants . |
| 11 | Now he has been given a new show by Granada TV . |
| 12 | But now he has been given a new lease of life after securing a sports bursary at Stirling University . |