Example sentences of "now it [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Now it charges one part of the city $12 a ton and still loses money .
2 But now it seemed this Adam Burns was determined to dredge up her other life all over again .
3 Previously it had taken Ford 14 hours to assemble a car ; now it took 93 minutes .
4 Now it took several years for er the new incentive scheme to be introduced throughout the whole of the works and I think during my last discussion you know , I did indicate that the fitters for example , you know , were about the last group to go on .
5 and they 'll be here half an hour or three quarters of an hour , he smoked four cigarettes , now it takes all day and all night to get rid of them fumes of his cigarettes
6 Now it seems that percentage rugby is the name of the game .
7 In 1987 it had 16 sites and 15,000 workers ; now it has 11 sites and 11,000 workers .
8 Now it has two security guards .
9 Until recent times ‘ gay ’ meant happy — now it has different usage .
10 Manchester at first lost out very badly on rail investment , but now it has some compensation in the Windsor Link and is going ahead with an advanced tram system that will take over a number of heavy rail routes .
11 Its chief virtue lies in its medicinal qualities which were thought considerable ; even now it has some use in the treatment of ailments .
12 Now it has another meaning .
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