Example sentences of "now [conj] he [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the reason I started performing was because of my boyfriend at the time — he writes Coronation Street now so he 's doing all right , no sympathy . |
| 2 | So he had , but I see very clearly now that he 's a double-dealer capable of any mean trick . ’ |
| 3 | There is a wealth of revealing evidence on the attitudes that affect reading : ‘ His daddy always takes him to bed , and he says ‘ Can I have a story ? ’ said an engineer 's wife , ‘ but he 's been told now that he 's getting a bit too old for stories ’ ’ [ ‘ He ’ is four ] ( Newson and Newson , 1968 , p.274 ) ; ‘ Then I read her a story , ’ said an actor 's wife , ‘ and Rupert listens , and then I show Rupert his little book ’ ’ [ Rupert being sixteen months old ] ( ibid . |
| 4 | Now that he 's unavailable , Bowe 's people want Bruno or former champion Larry Holmes . |
| 5 | And he 's such a recognisable feature now that he 's become this odd advertising totem — a symbol of endurance and authenticity in a sometimes crummy world . |
| 6 | ‘ Neither does anyone else , but of course Graham 's furious now that he 's started winning , because for the first time for years he could have set up some good contracts — and not least collected some commission on the bonuses paid by Hi-Flight . ’ |
| 7 | Now that he 's on short time he 's doing more round the house . |
| 8 | Now that he 's — he 's gone I do n't propose to betray his friends . ’ |
| 9 | I do n't think Selina exercises the Fiasco much when I 'm in the States , and of course Alec Llewellyn has no use for it , now that he 's locked up twenty-four hours a day |
| 10 | Now that he 's settled in and understanding the language a bit better , I thought it was an appropriate time to congratulate and welcome him to Carnoustie . |
| 11 | ‘ I want to know what you told the copper , what he told you , why you sent Sal down to Cawthorne 's place at the weekend , what you 're going to do about her now , what you intend doing about Alec Reynolds now that he 's dead and why you 're trying to give me the bum 's rush . |
| 12 | He was all over us last week , and now that he 's really needed , he 's nowhere to be found . |
| 13 | He was never very nice when he was alive and he seems to have got worse now that he 's dead . |
| 14 | Mr Laurel said : ‘ Now that he is dead , that makes a lot of difference . ’ |
| 15 | Now that he is not , we can say , with luck we shall not see his like again . |
| 16 | Now that he is wearing a beard , he looks just like Dana — the square-shaped face , the mouth , the nose . |
| 17 | Still , it was heartening to see that Baryshnikov , now that he is running a company of his own , was applying the wisdom taken for granted in ballet , but still to be learned in too many American contemporary companies : that it is dangerous to make up a mixed programme using the work of only one choreographer . |
| 18 | Perhaps now that he is dead we should try to make amends . |
| 19 | Perhaps the most important question in the wake of IT Year must be : what will Kenneth Baker do now that he is at a loose end ? |
| 20 | Now that he is playing well , I think he has relaxed his schedule a little . |
| 21 | As I shall say to her , it might all be for the best — now that he is king , I expect Edward will decide for himself whom to marry . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ But there is no question now that he is maturing . |
| 23 | The man is a rogue , he stole from his own firm and now that he is serving time in Swansea Prison , I could never allow him near you , let alone marry you . ’ |
| 24 | So:perhaps you are worried in case he comes home , now that he is back in these parts . ’ |
| 25 | What is increasingly important to McEnroe , now that he is probably in his final year , in the picture he will leave in everyone 's mind . |
| 26 | One of the members of his staff , Wing Commander Ken Underwood Ground , has been on so many accident investigations now that he is regarded as an unofficial honorary Inspector of Accidents by AIB . |
| 27 | ‘ Kalli ’ , who proved to be such a success with Warwickshire between 1971 and 1990 , has been signed on by Shropshire to play Minor County cricket now that he is English-qualified by residence . |
| 28 | Capirossi is wary of trying too hard to win every race now that he is champion . |
| 29 | These days are coming to an end now that he is 40 — his birthday was celebrated recently by his family and a few hundred close friends in the style of This Is Your Life at his local club . |
| 30 | Now that he is back among us , will the right hon. Gentleman say whether there are really eight months to go ? |