Example sentences of "[conj] is [adv] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Immigration has a lot to do with this , but so do the social mores of a state that is still 60% Mormon . |
| 2 | The vision of Arthur Guinness had been realised and the foundations laid for the building of the international organisation that is now Guinness Brewing Worldwide . |
| 3 | It is now made of a black Nubuk leather trimmed with purple and yellow , and is highly water repellent and quick drying . |
| 4 | It was used as a lace factory until 1877 , and is now government property . |
| 5 | He was Limerick Area Secretary 1978–86 and is now Waterford Area Secretary . |
| 6 | Joined the Group in 1982 and is now Group director responsible for Safety , Health and Environmental matters . |
| 7 | Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates , generally regarded as the wealthiest person in the US , is no longer the country 's most eligible bachelor — he became engaged over the weekend to 28- year-old Melinda French , a Dallas-born product manager at Microsoft who joined Microsoft in 1987 and is now product manager for the Microsoft Publisher desktop publishing programme . |
| 8 | He began his career as intake foreman at the maltings when it was built and is now barley buyer for the south of England . |
| 9 | Angol , whose sights are set on a tilt at the vacant WBO crown against Yuri Vaulin , recently gave up the British title but is still Commonwealth champion . |