Example sentences of "and [noun] now [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had married well in France , and tendencies now swung again towards the Auld Alliance , much fed by the lingering grief of Flodden . |
| 2 | Welsh Black cattle and sheep now graze where bracken covered the mountain . |
| 3 | Have you got everything but socks and knickers now have n't you ? |
| 4 | The secularisation of Holy Week and Easter now seems complete except for a faithful remnant of practising Christians — about 10 per cent of the population on most calculations . |
| 5 | Rent and Norfolk now deserted Lancaster and accused him of sedition , and the king ordered the confiscation of all his property and the property of his supporters until they submitted unconditionally . |
| 6 | And Peggy now patted her grandmother 's hand , saying , ‘ If one could only remember the nice things , the pleasant things , and let others go by ; but it 's always the reverse : the unpleasant things grow like weeds and choke any nice memory you might harbour . ’ |
| 7 | Here , Gertie cared for Hilary , and Victoria now had a governess . |
| 8 | And Victoria now pulled her granddaughter past the indignant old lady , whose face was expressing shock . |
| 9 | Ted and Jim now alternated their time between dismantling the remaining assembly and splitting and cleaning the sub-assemblies already removed from the engine . |
| 10 | Buckley , Llandudno and Cemaes Bay stepped up while relegated Brymbo and Gresford now remain in the league . |
| 11 | In August the KKE had expressed support for the attempted coup against Soviet President Gorbachev , and Papariga now declared that the process of perestroika " which has been presented as the political restructuring of socialism , is in fact a most savage … restoration of capitalism " . |
| 12 | A stance which was appropriate for the Age of Brezhnev and Galtieri now seems out of date and out of touch with the spirit of the times . |
| 13 | The affair had dominated relations between the two countries , and Rocard now hoped for a fresh start , although Bolger noted that they would have to " agree to differ " over French nuclear policy . |
| 14 | It is accepted that individual positions are unequally rewarded , but the questions of access and opportunity now become central , and although Western capitalist societies do not claim to be equal , they do claim to offer equal opportunity to all in the competition for unequal positions . |
| 15 | Erhard and Adenauer now clashed on other issues but in an argument in May 1962 over custom duties it was Erhard who won the Bundestags support . |
| 16 | The new Food Safety Act has concentrated attention upon all aspects of cleanliness and hygiene in establishments where food is manufactured and processed , and employers now have to demonstrate positively what action they have taken . |
| 17 | It does not sit easily with that denial of consultation for the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside now to criticise my right hon. Friends and myself for introducing fair and straightforward proposals for a council tax . |
| 18 | It wo n't be easy , not with the coffers bare and momentum now turned in the downward direction . |
| 19 | Commercial clubs started to open and snooker now has an exceptionally high profile with Wattana a national hero , and Sportsman of the Year after winning the world amateur title in Sydney last November . |
| 20 | Ladbrokes drastically revised their price on the Henry Cecil-trained colt , pushing him out to 8–13 ( from 2–5 ) and Coral now quote 4–7 . |
| 21 | Men such as Huxley and Hooker now played a significant role in the creation of the British scientific establishment by building up a system of government support for research and education . |
| 22 | Marks and Spencer now sell pink silk shorts for men — 40 years ago that would probably have got you locked up … |
| 23 | The Company has continued to flourish over the years and Edenderry now has a thriving Company Section and Junior Section . |
| 24 | Not content with the military winding-up of the Warsaw Pact this month , Poland , Czechoslovakia and Hungary now want its political skeleton to be dismantled . |
| 25 | Both Ben and Millie now began to laugh , and , getting to his feet , Ben said , ‘ Know thyself , woman . |
| 26 | So both BMW and Mercedes now plan to build new car plants in South Carolina . |
| 27 | Comfort , structure and relationships now warrant as much attention as the high-achievement goals of recognition , power , autonomy , creativity and growth . |
| 28 | Ewing and McCracken now have 41 points in the championship , four more than Fletcher and Erwin who share second place with Alan McCann and Philip Murray who finished in third place last night . |
| 29 | Kraal who had been Woil 's greatest mocker and enemy now became his greatest friend , for he admired Woil 's cunning and quick thinking , and grieved to see him so downcast . |
| 30 | The investigator is now extending the system to include divorce and illegitimacy and reaching beyond the second to further kinship degrees , such as great-grandchildren and great-grandparents now becoming common . |