Example sentences of "[adv] now and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you enjoy your holiday with the family she asked gently , knowing that Art lived alone now and welcomed the invitations from his eldest son Toby and his wife Lynn . |
| 2 | Julie Ride , of Walthamstow , London , said as she landed at Heathrow airport after a five-day visit to the Iraqi capital : ‘ The Government has got to get its act together now and get Paul and Michael out . ’ |
| 3 | So this group is going to get together now and think well , we 're losing confidence in our party , but really what actually is happening ? |
| 4 | Absolutely right , and Lindsay said the same , you know , because there is sufficient time for the tour operators to get their act together now and promote the holidays , and given the British tradition , you know , we they will take their holiday , I 'm pretty sure . |
| 5 | Now nobody 's done it , now we 've got two people in our area and one packing line , so I suggest we get them three together now and sort it out as to who done it and if they have n't done it and then wait while the three o'clock mane comes on , see if he 's done it . |
| 6 | She swung round swiftly now and said , ‘ But … but how much would all this cost ? ’ |
| 7 | The eagles talked less now and fell into their own thoughts as if preparing themselves for the dark months ahead . |
| 8 | But she is settling in much better now and looking forward to the best Christmas dinner money can buy . ’ |
| 9 | I suppose he 'll take it easy now and try to strengthen up for the winter |
| 10 | We just sat here just now and said that you 'd be in about half past |
| 11 | I 'm a bit stirred up just now and find myself unable to control those feelings that ought to be controlled . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ All of that , but you 're drunk and you seem to have forgotten who came here just now and hit you . ’ |
| 13 | I wished I 'd of stayed a bit longer now and had another look around |
| 14 | He 's bouncing away now and shouting |
| 15 | One is Andrew goes away now and readjusts these figures , t to put the graduates , some of the graduates into the fee earning er column . |
| 16 | The enemy was three hundred yards away now and marching in a column of four ranks . |
| 17 | She turned away now and walked to the fire , and there , looking at it , she stood with her hands joined below her waist like a penitent child and said , ‘ I spoilt my life and those of others about me , especially my husband 's . |
| 18 | She put it aside now and helped Breeze to prepare the very simple meal that Roger Kenyon would share . |
| 19 | I 'll see her this evening — in fact , I 'll go home now and catch her before you take her out . ’ |
| 20 | Yeah , I 'll go home now and tell your da I 'll make him something for his dinner , kiss give me a kiss |
| 21 | ‘ Dorothy , I think the best thing would be if you went home now and reported to me here , first thing tomorrow morning . |
| 22 | Edith Harlow was presented with a cake to mark her ‘ 30 years in Wickford ’ form Dorothy Cole 's class members ( Dorothy was in hospital but is home now and making progress ) . |
| 23 | I want to go home now and think and think about all the things I 've heard this afternoon . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ We expect them to go home now and say , ‘ Mamma gim me lamb ’ . ’ |
| 25 | Anger enabled her to see clearly now and drove her straight to the relevant point , eschewing futile denials . |
| 26 | She moved her head slowly now and seemed to be making an effort to speak , and then she muttered , ‘ You 'll be getting your calling up papers eventually , in any case , so why … ? |
| 27 | Yeah , I reckon you wan na grow these sides down properly now and stop twiddling with them ! |
| 28 | We were walking downhill now and reached the shingle to head north for the Cock of Arran . |
| 29 | So you can just get out right now and catch a bus or walk or whatever you want but I 'm not having you doing that in the back of my cab ! |
| 30 | ‘ Well , I want you and Fred to go around to his house right now and bring back whatever he 's got over there . |