Example sentences of "[pron] [is] now a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is true that over the years a few railway signalmen have been convicted of manslaughter for wrongful acts and omissions leading to fatal train crashes , but there is not the natural resort to the criminal law which is now a feature of road-traffic cases . |
| 2 | Being close to Bridlington , Sewerby has lost some of its village atmosphere but life still revolves round the church and , of course , the Hall which is now a museum visited by thousands of people every year . |
| 3 | Snagov Monastery occupies a romantic and peaceful island site in the Lake of Snagov which is now a centre for boating , fishing and bathing , used at weekends and holidays for the city dwellers of near-by Bucharest . |
| 4 | Well erm I did a degree diploma and that which is now a degree erm at |
| 5 | Last week 's development of the walkabout was the famous soapbox which is now a talisman , like a Gibraltar chimp . |
| 6 | Our initial aim is to prove that our technicians are fully capable of carrying out their duties offshore , which is now a requirement under Safety Case Regulations . |
| 7 | It will fund a four-year programme of fundamental research of direct policy relevance , oriented around the Centre 's macroeconometric model of the UK economy and the Global Econometric Model , which is now a collaboration between London Business School and the NIESR . |
| 8 | All the generals , the admirals and the air force commanders , quite apart from the secret policemen from SAVAK — which is now a byword both at home and abroad for torture and repression -have everything to lose if he goes . |
| 9 | The walls surrounding the courtyard used to protect what was once a fortress but which is now a youth hostel . |
| 10 | Many people wrongly believed that setaside land would soon bloom with wildflowers like this ancient Cotswold grazing meadow , which is now a nature reserve . |
| 11 | I used to go on these escapades with a mate of mine who 's now a milkman , and we 'd go to Soho , and I remember walking along Wardour Street and hearing this music coming out the basement . |
| 12 | Of course , she would die very quickly if she were not to receive intensive and expensive round-the-clock treatment from the staff of the nursing home where she is now a patient . |
| 13 | She is now a member of the Carol Andrews Singers in Darlington . |
| 14 | She is now a partner in a large firm in the East Midlands , specialising in litigation . |
| 15 | She is now a ward of court and no decision about her future can be made until the next court hearing on Tuesday , said a social services chief with Hammersmith and Fulham Council in west London . |
| 16 | She is now a teacher , a mother of two lovely children , and well into her thirties . |
| 17 | The sense of isolation which might otherwise ensue is , however , mitigated by the close contact with neighbours and workmates in the other tied houses and by increasing contact with the farmer who is now a neighbour as well as an employer . |
| 18 | Business Networking salons is a scheme for interesting people to meet other interesting people , devised by ageing ex-hippie Jerry Rubin , who is now a stockbroker . |
| 19 | Dave , a former time-served plumber who is now a fitter at Springfields , uses his soldering skills to painstakingly assemble the shapes . |
| 20 | I was once in that position , together with my former colleague the hon. Member for Dunfermline , West ( Mr. Douglas ) , who is now a member of the Scottish National party . |
| 21 | ‘ The improvement and the form suggests it 's the best Welsh pack since the Triple Crown in 1988 , so yes I 'm more optimistic than I 've been for some time ’ , said the 43-year-old ‘ Panther ’ , who is now a schoolmaster in Swansea . |
| 22 | ( There ) ‘ we were met by the Viscount Walsh ( Chamberlain of the Emperor ) who led us to the apartment of the Baroness de Pierres ( ex Miss Thorne of New York ) who is now a lady-in-waiting to the Empress ’ . |
| 23 | Among our recent former pupils are the best Scottish Geography Graduate in the past fifteen years and a young geologist who is now a millionaire with his own oil company in Canada . |
| 24 | BOBBY CHARLTON , the former Manchester United and England forward , who is now a club director , made it clear yesterday that he would be willing to take over as chairman ‘ if the right person asked me ’ . |
| 25 | The play will be produced by Roland Jaquarello , former artistic director at the Lyric , who is now a freelance in London . |
| 26 | ‘ I am particularly sad that my mother has not been given an opportunity even to purchase his Military Cross , ’ said Maxwell , who is now a job consultant after being made Britain 's biggest bankrupt , with £400 million debts . |
| 27 | Mr Sheppard , who is now a fellow of ICSA , began his career with an economics degree specialising in business administration from the London School of Economics . |
| 28 | But Mr Mills , who is now a director of Aspinwalls , an environment consultancy firm , goes on : ‘ Because of what I know , I would be perfectly content to live next to any of the plants we have . |
| 29 | ’ Doreen 's weekly classes were quietly changed over to Medau , and continually to gather more members and new teachers , including Rosemary Littlewood ( formerly Gould ) who is now a trainer . |
| 30 | Striving to make up for the considerable loss of all-rounder Jonathan Barnes , who is now a County League professional , Darlington RA have signed Australian Troy Dixon as their professional . |