Example sentences of "now is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The commonest cause of death now is advanced Kaposi 's Sarcoma — a painful cancer . |
| 2 | ‘ I believe when Teddy was acting the goat in this house the Princess of Wales was carrying Queen Maud of Norway as she now is . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ What we really need now is breakfast . |
| 4 | Now is the time to start taking cuttings of miniature roses . |
| 5 | Now is the time to have a really good clear up in the greenhouse . |
| 6 | He had published his first book of poetry , Here And Now , in 1946 ; his second , Now Is The Place , in 1948 — shortly before Leonard chanced on Lorca 's poetry . |
| 7 | ‘ Now is your opportunity to put to me any questions you have on the detailed implications for the people of the World of the Council 's decisions . ’ |
| 8 | What I shall do now is try to back up this last statement by sketching some of the characteristics of childish thought , showing how they can be explained in constructivist terms . |
| 9 | Their function now is to make a good job of delivering the railway services that the PTEs and sectors want to buy from them . |
| 10 | If a different base colour is required , now is the time to apply a wood dye |
| 11 | Now is the time to consolidate your gains by asking for more walks and extra perks , as your sensible attitude will enhance your standing during this fruitful period . |
| 12 | In the closing moments of their final interview Porfiry wonders if there 's a storm coming — ‘ and it would be no bad thing ’ , he says , ‘ to freshen the air ’ ; which is a literal rephrasing of the metaphorical ‘ All you want now is air , air , air ! ’ with which he presses home his argument for confession and acceptance of suffering , and for life . |
| 13 | But every sign now is that to shortages , inflation and a runaway budget deficit must be added serious shortfalls in output of coal , oil and nuclear energy . |
| 14 | ‘ But my life as it is now is n't worth living . |
| 15 | The London we have now is predominantly the work of developers . |
| 16 | Now is the time for vice-chancellors to go in hard and exact promises of increased funding . |
| 17 | David Seaman , the Queen 's Park Rangers goalkeeper and Peter Shilton 's international deputy , has also recovered from injury so the only England doubt now is John Barnes , the Liverpool winger who pulled a hamstring in training . |
| 18 | Then now is the time to invest in a Triumph Stag — but keep it to yourself . |
| 19 | The big question now is whether Mr Mitsotakis will win an overall majority next month . |
| 20 | Marxist ideology was no better guarantee of Vietcong decency 20 years ago than it now is for Swapo ; nor has it preserved the Sandinistas from endemic corruption in their civil war against the American-backed Contras . |
| 21 | The fear now is that banks will start to compete by driving commission rates lower and lower until they are prepared to arrange issues at break-even or worse . |
| 22 | The Kremlin 's only option now is to pull every available string to find a miracle-worker , a man capable both of reform and of limiting the consequences of reform . |
| 23 | The big question now is whether Communist MPs , most of whom come from the old school , will apply for membership of the new party . |
| 24 | The asking price now is rumoured to be in the region of £15m . |
| 25 | The question now is whether this openness , of which the common access protocol Tramp is a crucial component , will set the standard for cooperation between London 's fragmented futures and options exchanges . |
| 26 | The big question now is how soon the blond from Henley will eclipse the blonde from Finchley , who is said to be planning a speech which would make Joan of Arc sound hesitant . |
| 27 | He is aware that what he is involved in now is nothing less than Thatcherite self-help . |
| 28 | This is a political question and now is a good time to start pushing the Government . ’ |
| 29 | We 've been telling the Rugby Union for years that we want help ; what they 're doing now is like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted . ’ |
| 30 | The question now is how much further they will push . |