1.   Most are now gone, replaced by fleets of deluxe new megaships.

2.   The gold chains were gone now, too.

3.   The hard shale was now gone and the flat lake had become a choppy sea of sand and rock.

4.   Many of the old houses are gone now.

5.   Whatever had been on its prow was now gone, sheared off when the sleek vessel had been driven among the trees.

6.   Her tears were gone now and she raised her head to look at Fernando.

7.   She is gone now to the United States to be a specialist.

8.   The investments failed, and all the money was now gone, the court was told, With little or no chance of anyone getting it back.

9.   Many people who were in the film are gone now, including one of the girls he used to dance with alot in those days.