Example sentences of "but now it [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may have been , but now it was inhabited by millions of hungry mosquitoes ! |
| 2 | But now it was welded into the living flesh . |
| 3 | She had felt so confident at the outset in her ability to keep track of time , but now it was beginning to desert her . |
| 4 | The ecstasy she 'd felt the night Rune had ensured the silence of the lur blowers in City Hall Square had overpowered and exhilarated her , but now it was eclipsed by the knowledge that he loved her . |
| 5 | The sand under his feet had been crusty at first , ribbed , but now it was turning smooth , soft , unmarked . |
| 6 | The obligation to alert Vitor to his paternity had stalked her since the day of Thomas 's birth , but now it was breathing down her neck . |
| 7 | It had been a preoccupation for several years , but now it was becoming intense . |