Example sentences of "[conj] now i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe it was Narvik , although now I ca n't even remember what Narvik was . |
| 2 | Instead of striking my face and grieving aloud because my hymen was no longer intact , I wondered , ‘ Is it because he 's an Englishman that he does n't feel proud he 's taken my virginity , or is he frightened that now I 'll try to force him to marry me ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 've fixed things so that now I 'll have the time to be a hands-on , actively involved father . ’ |
| 4 | On the question of the public conveniences erm I feel there 's been a lot of discussion about this , this kind of issue and I feel that what we 've got now is a good agreement erm , we 've got still providing a good level of service with attendance at the central I do n't like referring to conveniences , at the time that they are most needed and I think that now I would n't like to see us go without that if we do n't really need to . |
| 5 | It took me a long time to accept the fact that now I should not be killed — that I should be one of the survivors . |
| 6 | Losing them was bitter , and my only reward is that now I can afford the one thing which with all my wealth and power I 've never been able to permit myself until this moment . |
| 7 | It was as if I 'd only just found him , except that now I 'd start to wail like a baby if someone so much as knocked my little finger . |
| 8 | ‘ Stand at ease , Piper , ’ remarked Charlie , a big grin on his face , then he went serious and remarked slowly , ‘ You have done what you came here to do , Piper ; you piped Lovat 's brigade ashore and now I would like you to return to Achnacarry with me this evening . |
| 9 | I would never try on something revealing like a swimming costume in a communal changing room , because when I was bigger I 'd be thinking everyone would be looking at the bulgy bits thinking how fat I was ( well , this is what I thought after I found out what my friends had been saying ) , and now I would feel too self-conscious because other girls would be thinking how skinny I look . |
| 10 | After many years of National Trust-going , I have found that visits to historic properties are made much easier if you take the right equipment with you , and now I would n't dream of going anywhere without at least the following : |
| 11 | I work in a newspaper that used to be male dominated and now I would say three quarters of the wo , three quarters of the people on the news desk are now women . |
| 12 | And now I would like to ask her Royal Highness to come to the platform and address us . |
| 13 | I have set out some of the reasons why the new clauses should not become part of the Bill and now I shall say something about general intention . |
| 14 | but here and now I shall disguise |
| 15 | The sad part is that I 've come to hate my body so much , I blame it for everything , and now I ca n't let anyone get close to me , to reassure me . ’ |
| 16 | REVERSE : Weather stunning , food great , Chris has found some snorkelling gear and now I ca n't get him out of the water ! |
| 17 | ‘ I 've been practising golf for two weeks in Florida and now I ca n't hit the ball properly . |
| 18 | I kept them interested for half an hour and now I ca n't even remember what I said . |
| 19 | P.S. And now I ca n't even find a real fucking envelope ! |
| 20 | Er , I 've been robbed and swindled , er I was burgled two months ago , my house was wrecked all my jewellery every thing taken simply because I had left my windows open slightly , now I 've got to sleep at night with all my windows closed and I do n't get a good nights sleep apart from feeling insecure any way and er the swindle er I trusted people and now I ca n't trust any body and that leaves you feeling very insecure . |
| 21 | I 've thought so many things , and now I ca n't think of one . |
| 22 | I could feel its presence , and now I ca n't . |
| 23 | I 've taken one pair up to the tree house and now I ca n't find any up there . |
| 24 | ‘ And now I wo n't mention the subject any more . ’ |
| 25 | And now I sha n't need you again this evening , so apart from looking in on Anna from time to time , you may do just as you please . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ And now I 'll hand you over to Vincent , who will brief you from the Intelligence angle . |
| 27 | Well , that 's where you 're in error , both of you , because I 've set my course as far as you 're concerned , Master Tristram , and now I 'll hold to it . |
| 28 | And now I 'll do the other half of my reef knot , right , and tuck the ends in immediately , they do n't like seeing ends because they 're considered dangerous in first aid so do n't forget to do it , do the knot , tuck it in all in one movement and then it 's done , okay , how does that feel ? |
| 29 | ‘ And now I 'll show you how poets dance . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ And now I 'll leave you and Jim alone . ’ |