Example sentences of "now and [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the ‘ real resource ’ view a public sector project uses up real resources now and hence the opportunity cost is incurred now in the form of reduced private sector consumption ; in the future , debt interest payments must be paid and the bonds redeemed if they are not perpetual ones . |
| 2 | That 's history now and already the planning process is under way to take Canada on to 1995 and the next World Cup , wherever that may be . |
| 3 | The only people to phone were Joseph and Lily , and now and again a friend of Elaine 's from work . |
| 4 | Every now and again a thrush would land on the ground exhausted , to be netted and put in with others in a cardboard box . |
| 5 | Now and again a shadow would slip out but , seeing Cranston 's long sword , retreat again . |
| 6 | Yet every now and again a student emerges who shows exceptional talent and it is quite natural that a drama school will make sure that his/her ability is given a good stretch in public with a major role , perhaps playing Hamlet or Hedda Gabler . |
| 7 | Another good idea on waters you know is to spend ten minutes in a swim you have never fished before — I always try and do this and every now and again a post which I have never even considered before has produced the goods . |
| 8 | Every now and again a band comes along that completely defies all attempts at fitting into any sort of neat package . |
| 9 | Every now and again the music would cut for a couple of seconds and there would be some faint , whispered phrase that would haunt its way down the wire , but she could n't make out what was said . |
| 10 | Every now and again the Institute 's contribution is publicly recognised . |
| 11 | That , sort of , it 's got the , it 's one of those sort of days I think when you 've got lots of cloud about broken clouds , so every now and again the sun will come through and light up different areas of the picture . |
| 12 | It seems that every now and again the memory gets so disorganised that Windows goes off to do something about it and hence the frightening silence . |
| 13 | Every now and again the voice comes in . |
| 14 | Every now and again the house would shudder in an after-shock . |
| 15 | Every now and again the forest would be split by a tumbling river or a path covered in shiny brown mud . |
| 16 | Of course every now and again the hand goes down the side a hand goes down and up comes the sweets and it 's continuous . |
| 17 | Now and again the walkway became even more narrow as a pavement café spilled its chairs and tables upon it , tempting the strolling shopper to stop for refreshment ; here and there a small crowd gathered around a solitary musician or a group of young teenagers singing , the plates at their feet covered in kroner as a testament to their audience 's approval . |
| 18 | No , I think we understand the subject a little better now and therefore the theory has changed , but some of the practical remains very similar . |
| 19 | Now and then a door slammed , sending metallic echoes rolling along the corridors . |
| 20 | It was not that each child was continually talking but every now and then a child would speak to his neighbour or another would leave his place quietly and walk over to another child to speak with him . |
| 21 | Every now and then a dad would swagger in and talk to her with reverence but also with a certain courtly gaiety . |
| 22 | Florence Nightingale has been the inspiration for twentieth-century nursing ; every now and then a historian attempts to point out that there may have been aspects of her life which were not quite so saintly as we believe , but this does not shatter her image . |
| 23 | At this time of night the street was quiet : the occasional car , and now and then a group of rowdy youths asserting their masculinity like stags in rut . |
| 24 | Even so , the air was full of spray and every now and then a drift of spume , like soap suds , whipped past on the wind . |
| 25 | Every now and then a jack pike would rupture the tranquillity as it marauded the easy pickings . |
| 26 | Occasionally he heard the distant sound of traffic on the main road ; now and then a dog barked somewhere in the village . |
| 27 | Every now and then the fossil record throws up fossils which are palaeontological puzzles . |
| 28 | Every now and then the sun came out , lighting up women out walking with prams and push chairs . |
| 29 | Every now and then the timing is just right for that four square magic to be stirred again . |
| 30 | The next village just down the road Lartington stayed loyal to the Church of Rome which led to a spot of tension now and then The Church of England established their place of worship in 1796 then built St Cuthberts in 1881 and a school in 1894 . |