Example sentences of "but [pron] [is] [verb] now " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know what I was doing wrong with her in the middle of the year , but she 's blossomed now . |
| 2 | Well , mind , she has been quite ill , but she 's recovering now . |
| 3 | ‘ But everything 's changed now , do n't you see ? ’ |
| 4 | But he 's expanding now , buying property , houses and that . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But he 's committed now and has been capped by Northern Ireland Under-18s . |
| 6 | But it 's getting now there 's there 's no way they 're gon na take you . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , he was wounded in the foot but it 's healed now . ’ |
| 8 | The word means ‘ bringing in ’ or ‘ bringing about ’ ( a bit like introduction ) , but it 's used now to mean a carefully structured programme where new staff can learn about their jobs . |
| 9 | But what 's happening now ? |
| 10 | But what is required now is not more research , but sustainable alternatives for harvesting the oceans ' bountiful resources — methods such as squid jigging or tuna trolling which have a negligible effect on non-target species . |
| 11 | But what is happening now is worse than discretionary whim , it is an echo of the power of the means-test " nark " of the 1930s who could make people sell their goods and chattels before qualifying for relief . |