Example sentences of "now [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The District 's Annual Report for 1959–60 said that , although the WEA 's national officers were still trying to achieve this increased grant , the Eastern had exceptionally-strong claims and accordingly ‘ we are now pressing for special consideration ’ : in other words , Jacques was arguing with the Ministry that , even if it could not afford 90% grant to the WEA as a whole , could this not be allowed to the Eastern District individually ? |
| 2 | The designation means that other marine areas may now qualify for similar protection . |
| 3 | 1.22 The automatic directions now provide for mandatory disclosure of the substance of expert evidence which is to be relied upon at trial within 10 weeks of close of pleadings . |
| 4 | At least the knights had not been party to the massacre ; they had achieved their task and now looked for suitable reward . |
| 5 | Similarly , the TUC 's exclusive concentration on learning from experience in the workplace resembles much of what now passes for experience-based learning in progressive adult education elsewhere . |
| 6 | As in the rest of Europe , breeders are now looking for young stock with high genetic potential and are no longer settling for the fancy animal with a borderline production pedigree . |
| 7 | Yasmin said she 'd had enough and was now looking for full-time modelling work . |
| 8 | The travellers have now applied for retrospective planning permission . |
| 9 | At that time the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain will advocate that all dispensed liquid medicines should be supplied in a child resistant container , as now happens for solid dose preparations . |
| 10 | During his first period as an MP , he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Mr David Mellor , now Minister for National Heritage . |
| 11 | The Commissioner referred to the letter to Age Concern England in 1988 , from Nicholas Scott ( now Minister for Social Security and Disabled People ) which stated , ‘ In the last analysis , where a person in a home can no longer meet his fees but still requires nursing home or residential home care it will fall to the NHS or local authority as appropriate to provide that care if it is not otherwise available to the person ’ . |
| 12 | Codelco , the Chilean state copper corporation which devised the experiments is now testing for commercial production at a larger site in the valley . |
| 13 | The 21-year-old full-back from Lillestrom has agreed personal terms with Rovers and is now waiting for formal clearance to play in the Premier League . |
| 14 | Kiam has also become embroiled in the ‘ Great Locker Room Scandal ’ — an incident involving a woman sports reporter ( who is now suing for sexual harassment ) and several naked and semi-naked Patriots players . |
| 15 | Price now reduced for speedy sale . |
| 16 | A wave of secondary schools will now apply for grant-maintained status . |
| 17 | Information is now provided for various Government departments and senior and middle management throughout the organisation . |
| 18 | I am as surprised as anyone to learn that Colin has now signed for current Football League champions Leeds United . |
| 19 | Jane 's is now negotiating for new hangar space to house its eight engineers , a number which is shortly expected to increase in line with the company 's expansion . |
| 20 | They say that until now paclitaxel for human drug use has been from felled trees , but in 1993 sources other than Pacific yew bark will be used on a commercial scale , and by 1995 they hope actual trees will no longer be needed to produce the drug . |