Example sentences of "[noun pl] now [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The earlier 1pm start to Section 1 matches has virtually ruled out schoolboy cricketers , who are also denied Touche Ross Cup selection with ties now beginning at noon . |
| 2 | He did not attempt the removal of the pyjama jacket , but suddenly stood up and began to pull the red trousers down and get them off ; and it seemed that Patrick , shifting very slightly , assisted the operation , his eyes now moving in awareness of what Marcus was doing . |
| 3 | ‘ But you have n't told me your name ! ’ he protested , the blue eyes now dancing with amusement as he took in her affronted expression . |
| 4 | As it rose , the motors now screaming in protest , Ace could gradually see more of the opening from which the platform projected . |
| 5 | With processors now running in excess of 40 MHz , the external bus is becoming a severe limitation . |
| 6 | It is difficult to assess the long term benefit of such a campaign as individual cases now coming to light clearly heard some of the publicity which was beneficial to them at the time but did not result in them making a call at that particular time . |
| 7 | Among the different groups now contending for influence , the most important are the democratic reformers , the men and women who stood in recent local elections on platforms that broadly advocated multi-party politics and bolder economic change . |
| 8 | The school library is a materials center , an instructional materials center , or any of the equivalent terms now springing into existence . |
| 9 | The rowing boat near the weir — only this time they had gone too far and Uncle Albert was not strong enough to row them back to safety ; the study at Uncle Albert 's house looking warm and friendly and inviting ; the professor beetle shouting rude instructions at some little beetles that had got into difficulty ; again a glimpse of her uncle 's study ; then a turnstile — one of those that only turn one way , so once you have passed through it you ca n't get back ; playful light beams now shrieking with fear as they hurtle past the window to their destruction ; walking up the down-escalator and not being able to get anywhere ; yet another brief snatch of the study … |
| 10 | Most of the British doctors now working on food intolerance trace their interest back to a book , published in 1976 , with the intriguing title Not All in the Mind . |
| 11 | Like so many of the men now rising to leadership in poor countries , he has done a stint at the World Bank , and is regarded as capable . |
| 12 | I wo n't write a word more now , but go to my work , cool down , go out , and in the evening post this letter with proofs of my regret , though not recantation , and also proofs of some joy or success I may have this afternoon in fields now rejoicing in sunshine after rain , — to delight my own sweet little one , too tolerant , too childishly submissive , not by nature , which would be weak , but by love for me , which is strength . |
| 13 | But surely , with so many modern marriages now ending in divorce , the Prince would probably earn public sympathy . |
| 14 | The cottage itself was severe , a slate-roofed little building in the Cornish tradition , but its walls were covered with creepers now coming into leaf . |