Example sentences of "[noun sg] was now a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Work was now a day 's climbing , as well as a sea crossing away and all but forgotten . |
| 2 | The girl was now a woman ; she was years older . |
| 3 | A War Cabinet , consisting of Mrs Thatcher , Whitelaw , Pym , Nott , and Cecil Parkinson , assisted by civil servants such as Sir Robert Armstrong , Sir Anthony Acland , and Sir Frank Cooper , along with Admiral Sir Terence Lewin of the Chiefs of Staff , directed operations , At this kind of uncomplicated executive command , the Prime Minister excelled : her instinct for isolated decision-making was now a strength , not a weakness . |
| 4 | The granny table where I ate my toast was now a cocktail cabinet , with studded plastic , three high stools , a Manhattan skyline of siphons and shakers . |
| 5 | The TV set and the vinyl chairs had been piled in a corner , and the room was now a field headquarters . |
| 6 | Her last champion of any standing was now a pinch of potash in the ruins of still-smoking Ankh-Morpork , and there were hardly any pieces that she could promote to first rank . |
| 7 | Perhaps every man in the crew was now a pirate ! |
| 8 | Charlotte stepped into the first compartment and sat down , the station was now a hive of activity , Charlotte leaned out of the window and watched the guard 's van being loaded up with milk churns , sacks of mail , and boxes of red roses . |
| 9 | Laker knew only too well that the name which had once been an asset in the world of aviation was now a liability . |
| 10 | What had been only a dense red glow when I first looked into the chamber was now a torrent of liquid flame . |
| 11 | My master staggered over and opened the nearest window and , as the smoke cleared , we saw that the huge fourposter bed was now a sheet of flame . |
| 12 | Local people were making increasing use of the facilities and Kingsley Centre was now a feature of the area . |
| 13 | That general 's position was parlous ; for with the two army corps withdrawn from the Western Front , the German Eighth Army was now a force of 17 divisions . |
| 14 | But HIV changed all that : ‘ What , in another decade , had been a trip to the clap clinic was now a trip to the mortuary ’ . |
| 15 | The success of the Amsterdam-Pleyel Movement also sent a clear signal to equivocating party political leaders that a unified front to combat the growing threat of fascism was now a matter of urgency . |
| 16 | The ground was slippery , what had been a path was now a torrent . |
| 17 | Sadly , the building was now a bank . |
| 18 | He was genuinely keen to return to St Augustine 's where his sister was now a pupil and both social work and child guidance were keen to see him return to mainstream schooling . |
| 19 | The trip was hazardous , as bilge-water created a stability problem and the Coastguard searchlight was now a hindrance as it lit up the flying spray . |
| 20 | Unruffled , his face was now a mask of deep interest . |
| 21 | The fire in the hearth was now a heap of white ash . |
| 22 | We were all women , including the daughter of a miner , who had been married to a miner and whose son was now a miner . |
| 23 | The castle was now a hive of activity . |