Example sentences of "[was/were] now [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It would be splendid if I could state that audit regulation had solved all the profession 's problems , that all audits were now models of perfection , carried out by accountancy paragons . |
2 | Instead of government there were now centres of power ; and it was to one of these , in Hanoi , that Bao Dai addressed his reply to the Vietminh . |
3 | We were now face to face with this man of diverse talent — poet , novelist , song-writer , performer — after following his career for nearly two decades , reading his books , playing his records , watching him sing , reading of him through the eyes of his critics — no easy feat when one is not inhibited by astigmatism ! |
4 | But the Vietcong were already moving amongst the peasants of the South , who were now supporters of Communism . |
5 | Richard was now King by right of birth and seniority . |
6 | The changes had effectively brought the security forces under the direct control of the President , who was now Minister of Defence and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces . |
7 | The only non-civilian member of the Council of Ministers was now Minister of Defence and Chief of Defence Staff Lt.-Gen. |
8 | He said that the LFA differential with lowland sheep farmers was now £13.07 per ewe , compared with the previous £11.87 . |
9 | It was now time for expansion . |
10 | After ricocheting from one emotional moment to another today , she was now face to face with possible disaster . |