Example sentences of "was [prep] now [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first was from now for ten years . |
| 2 | Mr Murray , who was by now in great form , talked his way adroitly around this one and almost — but not quite — persuaded our gathering that it was a special privilege to hear well-spoken French . |
| 3 | It was a great blow to them , but Elizabeth was by now in her mid-thirties and there had been no hint of a pregnancy since her miscarriage in the early months of marriage . |
| 4 | Although she was by now in her late thirties , she recognised the same symptoms as in her previous pregnancy . |
| 5 | The child ( 14 ) : Ishmael was by now in fact about 16 . |
| 6 | Mr Broadhurst was by now in the habit of picking me up from Varndean Grammar on Wednesday afternoons , accompanying me to Pool Valley , and then on home by bus . |
| 7 | Sally-Anne was by now in full flow , and when she paused for breath Dr Neil said , as drily as he could , ‘ I will only say to you what I told you on the day when you arrived here : it is useless to take the world 's burdens on your shoulders . |
| 8 | JE : And Peter was by now in the company ? |
| 9 | It was by now after two , and I had to get the album to the crematorium by five . |