Example sentences of "now [vb infin] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colleagues , I 'd now like to extend a welcome to . |
| 2 | I should now like to take a look at your suitability for this particular job , ’ or ‘ If we could move on from your qualifications I 'd like you to tell me a little more about your personal interests and hobbies ’ . |
| 3 | We have already indicated that we would now like to have a session with teachers and principal teachers . |
| 4 | The door is not of standard size ( it is 82x40x1⅜in ) and I would now like to have a replacement made . |
| 5 | You should by now have received a copy of the Committee 's decision and the Director of Planning 's report . |
| 6 | The Council of Ministers will now have to reach a decision by qualified majority on this controversial measure . |
| 7 | Privately British officials believe Mr Patten will now have to endure a barrage of criticism from China over the next few weeks , following Prime Minister Li Peng 's report to the 8th National Party Congress next Monday at which he is expected to lambast the colonial administration for trying to subvert China with western-style democracy . |
| 8 | ‘ I think I can now afford to have a glass of champagne on the strength of it . |
| 9 | From fearing that a total commitment to Guy Sterne would be the greatest mistake of her life , for some inexplicable reason she could n't now seem to envisage a future without him . |
| 10 | It worried Lord Auckland that a court could now refuse to free a prisoner whom his creditor wished to see released . |