Example sentences of "[noun sg] now [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | James Spicer , his military persona now well to the fore , ignored the question and picked up the phone . |
| 2 | But Lily is used to it — a quick glance now up to the box where an evening-coated Duke sits , double-barrelled opera glass trained on her . |
| 3 | Holmes , the former IBF champion now close to his 36th birthday , simply did not have the legs or power left to unhinge the champion . |
| 4 | With the Government 's overall majority now down to just 18 , the presence of Ulster Unionists and other minority parties became a key factor in whether the Bill could be wrecked . |
| 5 | She judged the first to be that of some official and wondered what such a one would be doing there at an hour now close to midnight . |
| 6 | ‘ And the first thing , my lord ? ’ enquired Joan innocently — having lowered her voice now almost to a whisper . |
| 7 | But they 've turned this four , five bedroomed detached house , you know , it 's got a ramp now up to the front door , the front door 's been altered so |