Example sentences of "now [that] [pron] [verb] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , now that we 've both indulged in our little speeches , I think I 'll head back to the house . ’ |
| 2 | Now that we have provisionally fixed what a signal is , and how one may be recognized , let us consider some examples of signals — the songs of birds , the pheromones of moths and ants , and the dance of honeybees — before we consider the theoretical question of why signals have evolved in the form that we see in nature . |
| 3 | There had always been a feeling of pre-destination with Richard and now that they had both suffered so much it seemed stronger than ever . |
| 4 | This had been a fact of Lucy 's life for so long now that she 'd almost lost her sense of its shock value , but Josie was hit by it head-on and without warning . |
| 5 | And on the second count , now that she 'd virtually made up her mind to visit the warehouse tonight , did she really want to discover the truth , after all … ? |
| 6 | It might have been true once — and she was glad now that she had never succumbed to Hugh 's importuning . |
| 7 | She was n't even sure now that she had correctly interpreted that little scene in the wood . |
| 8 | ‘ The conference is waiting to discover what it is she intends to do , now that she has finally arrived in Brighton . ’ |
| 9 | There was a silver cigarette lighter in the desk drawer , he remembered , rarely used now that he 'd almost given up . |
| 10 | She 'd been waiting for this moment for so long , and all she could do , now that it had finally arrived , was think the worst of him , instead of simply being happy to see him again . |
| 11 | It was something that she would never have thought possible and now that it had actually happened , now that she knew she was n't dreaming , she wanted it to last . |
| 12 | I wish now that I had never spoken to you . ’ |
| 13 | So now I always and so I , I 'm thinking that it might be that , that I that erm maybe you know like I used to be anxious about something like that and I used to wake up and the dream used to happen , but now that I 've double checked that I know for sure that , that I 'm safe you know for the night it does n't happen any more by cutting off possibility |
| 14 | ‘ I realize now that I 've hopelessly misunderstood you , Clare . |
| 15 | You 'd better know now that I 've always avoided every snare set out for me , even those hidden in lush undergrowth … ’ he caressed her hair lightly , his eyes sultry , and then looked down towards the swell of her breasts ‘ … and innocent-looking hills and valleys . ’ |
| 16 | Now that I 'd definitely decided to welcome the baby , I 'd have to start planning with a bit more efficiency than in the past , when , so far as one could see , I had been working vaguely on the basis that God would provide ; and why the hell He should in a case like this was probably more than even the most devout believer could have told me . |
| 17 | Now that I have also fitted 750 x 16 SAT tyres the vehicle is very sluggish , I am told the solution would be to change the diffs , but to which ones ? |
| 18 | ‘ Well now that you 've single-handedly won the war on drugs , perhaps you can do something useful , like scrub the deck ? ’ |