Example sentences of "and now [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The Aug. 6 statement was accompanied by a photograph of United States hostage Terry Anderson , kidnapped in March 1985 and now detained for longer than any other of the Westerners captive in Lebanon . |
2 | Wilkinson 's Royal Berkshire side went on to beat Raynes Park and now qualify for next Saturday 's final at the Puma Centre in Welwyn . |
3 | At PIL , currently dealing with Blundstone , Terra , Royer and Hard Yakka and now looking for more names , co-director Peter Caplow is adamant that things are still in their infancy . |
4 | The Coleraine Festival of Pool , held at the Lodge Hotel , proved a big success , and now plans for next year 's event are under way … with the French national team among those likely to make an appearance . |
5 | With little promotional support , cask ale sales are rising and now account for 20 per cent of the total beer market . |
6 | They were both introduced in 1979 and now account for 30 per cent of sales in the US of Z80-type microprocessors . |
7 | In 1785 nine ports exceeded 10,000 tons and now accounted for 86.5 per cent . |
8 | At least the knights had not been party to the massacre ; they had achieved their task and now looked for suitable reward . |