Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] now a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was now a serious contender for the gold medal . |
| 2 | On leaving GLF in 1972 I did n't realize that I was now a separatist ; those of us who were did n't use the word . |
| 3 | I was now a climbing convert ! |
| 4 | I was now a slave and this Turkish captain was my master . |
| 5 | When I first saw her again I was surprised to find that I was now a little taller than Daphne but that she had lost almost as much weight as I had . |
| 6 | At the same time diplomatic archives , inevitably growing in size , became better organised , as did some of the libraries which were now a part of all major foreign offices . |
| 7 | The man , who had winched his seat back as far as it would go , lay beside her , staring up through the sunroof at the sky which was now a pure and empty blue . |
| 8 | For navigation , I had been lazy and followed the piste , which was now a trench of sand . |
| 9 | For Fisher , speaking on his Education Bill in 1917 , the ‘ governing conception ’ of the proposals was to ensure ‘ the production of good citizens ’ , which was now a matter of some urgency since the extension of the franchise had put ‘ a greater demand than ever before upon the civic spirit ’ . |
| 10 | As they progressed through the great hall , which was now a recording studio , and practice rooms and six master bedrooms , with bathrooms and jacuzzis en suite , and an intercom service so Dancer 's retinue could chatter to each other all night , the twins ' whoops of laughter and excitement grew in volume . |
| 11 | However , on 2 June , the Town Clerk of Mitcham ( which was now a separate borough ) wrote to the Company complaining that although Tooting Broadway was the nearest large shopping centre to Mitcham , there was no direct tram service to it . |
| 12 | Past Hut 3 , turn to the left , past the gate and Administration which was now a darkened hulk , past where the roof of the camp 's prison peeped over the fences , turn to the left , past Hut 4 , past the old Kitchen which was now a sleeping hut , past the Bath house and then Hut 6 , past the Store , turn to the left , past the Guard Room , turn to the left , past Hut 1 … three hundred and eighty-five paces … |
| 13 | Past Hut 3 , turn to the left , past the gate and Administration which was now a darkened hulk , past where the roof of the camp 's prison peeped over the fences , turn to the left , past Hut 4 , past the old Kitchen which was now a sleeping hut , past the Bath house and then Hut 6 , past the Store , turn to the left , past the Guard Room , turn to the left , past Hut 1 … three hundred and eighty-five paces … |
| 14 | From Blakethwaite Dams we walked on south past the shooting box belonging to Lord Peel 's estate through a landscape which was now a desert of lead-mine spoil , called on the map by the strangely incongruous name of Merry Field . |
| 15 | Its three tall windows gave a view of the stone terrace and the double flight of steps going down to what had once been a lawn and formal gardens , but which was now a half-acre of neglected grass , bounded to the west by the brick annexe of the Vehicle Examination Department , and to the east by the old stable block , now converted into garages . |
| 16 | She was now a companion and friend rather than a nursemaid and domestic servant ; she prepared herself to run her own household and developed her skills as a needlewoman . |
| 17 | She had graduated from dancing to small parts at the Winter Gardens but because there was difficulty in getting money out of certain managements in Berlin , she was now a non-dancing Captain . |
| 18 | She was now a corporal , much thinner and wearing a lot more make-up than I remembered . |
| 19 | It was his nickname for her ; he had started calling her that when she was small and it had stuck even though she was now a respectable five-feet-seven . |
| 20 | She no longer needed the groom to accompany her when she rode out , since she was now a proficient horsewoman . |
| 21 | She was now a married woman or , rather , widow , ostensibly carrying the child of a man who had been killed in action . |
| 22 | She was now a discreet auburn , which suited her , but tonight enhanced the whiteness of her face . |
| 23 | There had been tears in her father 's eyes as he 'd handed her the satin-lined box containing the jewels and Emily , taking it , had felt a constriction in her throat for , with the gift , her father was recognizing she was now a woman . |
| 24 | Mr Fisher 's visit had underlined the position she was in , she was now a woman alone . |
| 25 | It was the awareness that she was now a possible target for an anonymous terrorist or an unknown madman . |
| 26 | Victory in her first war with one of the European powers had the paradoxical effect not of reassuring Japan that she was now a major power able to compete effectively with the others as at least an equal but , instead , of convincing her of her continuing vulnerability and the need to strengthen further her military capability . |
| 27 | All of these things Beth constantly reminded herself of ; together with the fact that she was now a married woman and should reserve all her thoughts for the man who had put a ring on her finger , even though she had a son , and both of Maisie 's children . |
| 28 | He 'd managed to track her down on the Friday evening , waiting for several minutes as she was summoned to the communal phone in the hall where she was now a deputy warden . |
| 29 | Gianni and Ursula leapt on just as the doors were closing , but Monique , who was now a few yards behind them and whose movements were hampered anyway by her arthritis , was left standing there as the train moved out . |
| 30 | This kind of gossip and these misunderstandings only served to bring home to him how grateful he should be to Theo , who was now a believer and supported him willingly . |