Example sentences of "[noun sg] now [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He will have one race before then , but I have yet to decide where , ’ said the trainer , adding : ‘ He is a much stronger horse now and I am sure that one and a half miles is his best distance . ’ |
| 2 | Go on , Hepzibah , I 'm strong as a horse now and I could do with some air . ’ |
| 3 | Concern was expressed that the country , once a key strategic ally of the USA , would descend further into anarchy ; Zaïrean exiles also expressed fears that Mobutu would be tempted to use force against the opposition now that foreign troops had been withdrawn . |
| 4 | Release Slade In Flame now and show that big screen glam did n't have to be a total sham . |
| 5 | Delegates at Blackpool voted overwhelmingly to re-admit the EETPU now that it has merged with the engineers to form the million-strong AEEU . |
| 6 | The companies have been arch rivals ever since and it 's only fitting now that the two main rivals in the so-called ‘ old school trainers ’ wars are Adidas and Puma . |
| 7 | A little adultery now and then was harmless . |
| 8 | She advanced through the shadows less cautiously , her only fear now that there would be no one to meet her . |
| 9 | His brutish , stupid face was blotchy with fear now and his eyes were bolting from his head . |
| 10 | This suggests that speakers do more than simply animate a persona now and again for narrative purposes : they actually switch " selves " from time to time , depending on " who " they want to be at a particular moment , relative to their interlocutor . |
| 11 | And I said , what you on about ? , he said if I do , if I do n't pay out two hundred and odd pound now that left for our tickets he said , I 've only hundred and odd come in , he said you can have a drink on the rest ! |
| 12 | But I do a piece now and again . |
| 13 | There was a certain speculation in her glance now when she looked at him ; she listened when he advised her on her investment portfolio , and — increasingly — she took his advice . |
| 14 | Attempts at humour aside , I now find myself penning a few words of concern for Salford 's Graduate Association now that the same question seems to be written large on the proverbial wall . |
| 15 | Patrick had the measure of the car now and did not hesitate to impose the authority of the Jaguar on other road users . |
| 16 | And , and then finally the council said , he actually had an Austin Princess , but you know Paul and his cars that that nineteen , I do n't know what it is the car he 's got in his garage now , but he buys old cars and completely rebuilds them , it looks like a new car now and he ha he had an Austin Princess which , which actually it was a P reg and er they told him he could n't run the service unless he bought a much newer car . |
| 17 | But there are flaws in the fabric now and Blackburn exploited them as well as anyone . |
| 18 | its really cold , yeah oh that was good , I enjoyed that she 's still there , she 's a Lance Corporal now as well and I must admit well I , I did n't think she 'd ev , she was always crying but I never thought she 'd actually do very well in the T A , did n't seem to have the get up and go about it but she obviously sorted herself out and got , Spambo Man they called me . |
| 19 | ‘ Playing against a side at the top of their form and peak of their confidence ought to help this Welsh side now that they 're playing with commitment and determination . |
| 20 | The driver , from Honiton , Devon , said : ‘ I can see the funny side now but I initially thought I was going mad . ’ |
| 21 | A police spokesman said : ‘ We can see the funny side now but when we get a report like that , we have to respond . ’ |
| 22 | And anyway I 'm going to leave that on one side now because it 's more erm a problem to reconciling Mill 's views about liberty with his views about a proper government rather than directly about governments , so I 'm just going to note that and move on now . |
| 23 | every one goes on my side now because they realize that she 's pathetic |
| 24 | We 've got a better side now and Torquay are struggling a bit . |
| 25 | There was a presence at his side now and he saw in surprise that it was Barbara . |
| 26 | O nine O four six four one six four one pick it up ring now and we 'll talk after this . |
| 27 | Now I 'd like to bring you back to Mr Williamson 's opening remarks in which he described the allocations of land for industry and all these other things that are tied in with industry now as generous , making generous allocations , and the Civic Society would like to see those allocations rather less generous , we are like trying to develop a climate of restraint when on the expansion of Harrogate and the rate at which people are encouraged or wish to come into the town . |
| 28 | The older one moved forward to take command now that it was clear the Apaches were n't waiting in ambush . |
| 29 | We 'll take the break now but stay tuned and stand by your phones because coming up … |
| 30 | Better to make a clean break now than … |