Example sentences of "now that i [am/are] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Now that I am retired , I find I am spending more and more time on voluntary charity work , for which I am very happy to take part , and I am hoping to make a start on making small wooden articles including picture and plate frames . |
2 | ‘ The decision to do so was one of the hardest I have ever made : but now that I am committed ( by dint of posting the letter before I had time to change my mind ) I began to be afraid of opposite extremes — afraid that I am merely indulging in an orgy of egoism . ’ |
3 | And now that I am inclined to hear time 's winged chariot hovering near , and see deserts of vast eternity not too far ahead , I am determined to make the most of my remaining years both in my secluded garden and on my open-space allotment . |
4 | ‘ Yeah , I hear it totally now that I 'm familiar with all these blues licks , and so I 'm starting to apply that sort of thinking to the more modern type of playing . |
5 | Now that I 'm sure , now I will tell you everything I know . |
6 | ‘ Yes , I will , because , as you 've felt it necessary to keep reminding me , tomorrow is your first day in a new job , and because I can wait , now that I 'm sure of you . |
7 | Denise says : ‘ I 'm really looking forward to it now that I 'm sure it 's a reality . |
8 | I accept that I ca n't marry you now that I 'm poor . |
9 | Now that I 'm famous , whenever I speak to my family , all they want is a signed photo for Enid or Ethel or someone at the office . |
10 | ‘ I suppose now that I 'm penniless I 'm no longer suitable for the wonderful Craig Grenfell . |