Example sentences of "now [vb base] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blue chip shares now sell on a phenomenal 37 times their earnings — but that is half as phenomenal as the ratio of three years ago . |
| 2 | Fear on the inside and now fear on the outside as well . |
| 3 | Mr. Michael : In the light of the White Paper , what importance should the public in Wales now place on the 10-year plans being prepared by health authorities and considered by his Department ? |
| 4 | The updated logo features ‘ a more contemporary typeface and slight modifications to the spacing of the design 's blocks ’ , and the white letters now appear on a burgundy background instead of the traditional blue — and we hope the company gets some very tough questioning at the annual meeting over the cost . |
| 5 | It had looked as if Robert Palmer was getting Digital Equipment Corp back onto an even keel , but now comes cause for great concern : too many companies decide that if the product is having a tough time in the market , the answer is to change the packaging , and DEC is tarting up its famous lower-case ‘ digital ’ logo , which has stood the company in excellent stead since 1957 ; the updated logo features ‘ a more contemporary typeface and slight modifications to the spacing of the design 's blocks ’ , and the white letters now appear on a burgundy background instead of the traditional blue — and we hope the company gets some very tough questioning at the annual meeting over the cost . |
| 6 | Their manners now border on the vulgar , and they are terribly arrogant . ’ |
| 7 | Many of us in the industry feel that British Gas have broken the agreement by altering er the review dates , now put on a three monthly basis rather than a six monthly . |
| 8 | Patients now attend on a regular basis . |
| 9 | It is estimated that by the first decade of next century , only 20 per cent of the peat soils now present on the 561 square kilometres marked by the soil map of the Ely district will remain . |
| 10 | Where once their plants were collected from more exotic climes — euphorbia as a seedling from the Marquis de Sade 's derelict castle in Provence , alliums from the Professor 's botanical expeditions to Iran and Afghanistan for Flora Iranica ] — the Hewers now rely on a comprehensive collection nearer home . |
| 11 | Many families now rely on a joint income to meet their living costs . |
| 12 | Many families now rely on a joint income to meet their living costs . |
| 13 | They now fight on a daily basis and invariably without so much as a warning growl . |