Example sentences of "[am/are] now [verb] [prep] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Mexicans seem to be following a general trend in renaming their penal institutions , and many prisons are now referred to as ‘ Centres for Rehabilitation ’ . |
| 2 | One has to be ever-vigilant in feeding what I believe are now referred to as ‘ multicultural ’ gatherings . ’ |
| 3 | You are now joined by at least two helpers . |
| 4 | Unfortunately the spoons are still disappearing — apparently they are now sought after as souvenirs . |
| 5 | Furthermore women are now sought after by the unions which are themselves trying to raise women 's consciousness . |
| 6 | Aberdeenshire grain farmers who last autumn stiffened themselves to trade wheat against the back stop of just £95 a tonne for product sold to the EC Commission for intervention , are now looking at at an ex-farm price of £140 a tonne . |
| 7 | Erm so erm th the cheapest er fuel at the moment is gas , you know , that 's , that 's why er a lot of the erm er er generators are now moving to towards gas er erm er generation er wh which is fine for as long as the gas exists but , you know , another , give it another ten fifteen years , and our North Sea gas will have gone you see so , so erm you have to ask well how much do you , weight do you put on market forces and how much in say , in the energy business , ought you to be thinking longer term ? |
| 8 | Ernest Long summarised the change snappily in his note to the Authority 's accountant when they were working out the implications in 1954 : ‘ instead of being messed about by the long-haired boys at the Treasury we are now dealt with by the Finance boys — and we much prefer it that way ’ . |
| 9 | Gripped by recession , some banks are now asking for at least temporary relief from these capital standards . |
| 10 | Full student maintenance grants are now frozen at between £1,795 and £2,845 , but , only about a quarter of students actually receive the full award . |
| 11 | These diets are now frowned upon by many medical experts because of their low fibre content . |
| 12 | Guinness Stout is GBW 's key brand , but over a third of GBW sales are now accounted for by Cruzcampo brands , Harp Lager , Smithwick 's Ale , and Kaliber ( alcohol-free lager ) . |
| 13 | Where some people are better a at night I 'm erm I 'm now talking about before going to bed |