Example sentences of "now [v-ing] [adv] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The revenue obtained a huge sum of money which they had no right to demand and they are now hanging on to a very large amount of interest which they have no moral right to retain . |
| 2 | Bantam Press , celebrating the achievement by Jilly Cooper 's The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous ( £14.99 ) of a subscription of 70,000 copies , the company 's highest ever for a hardback novel , is now looking forward to a further boost for the book when the CD and cassette single ‘ Lysander 's Theme ’ is released on 10th May . |
| 3 | Friends for life , they 're now looking forward to a cruising holiday together in the Fiords — all expenses paid by Norwegian TV . |
| 4 | A small market town which has lived off the land for centuries is now looking forward to a high-tec future . |
| 5 | Speaking at his home in Godalming , Surrey , he added : ‘ It has been a hard few months and I am now looking forward to a break and spending some time with my family . ’ |
| 6 | Speaking at his home in Godalming , Surrey , he added : ‘ It has been a hard few months and I am now looking forward to a break and spending some time with my family . ’ |
| 7 | Tatyana is now looking forward to a week in Las Vegas this summer modelling shoes , while Yelena has work lined up in Italy . |
| 8 | Trainer Jimmy Etherington , who submitted a ‘ friendly ’ claim of £9,354 to ensure taking the filly back to Yorkshire , is now looking forward to a long winter 's break when the turf season closes on Monday . |
| 9 | Apart from the porter , who was now heading back to a door marked Waiting Room , the platform was bare . |
| 10 | This programme is now moving on to a consideration of the functions of government departments themselves , with proposals to privatise large swathes of government activities , leaving a small , central policy-making core in Whitehall . |
| 11 | In these times of recession , the order means the company is now counting down to a bumper Christmas . |
| 12 | Les is now thinking ahead to a third phase of the development . |