Example sentences of "[conj] now that " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is still a lot of competition from cheaper second-hand aircraft , although now that the Piper Cadet seems no longer to be in production perhaps the market is somewhat more restricted . |
| 2 | In the past , this has been seen as most relevant to men , although now that more women work in paid employment it is a problem for both sexes . |
| 3 | And once broken , once the grief and tears had begun , it would take some little time for her to recover , although now that she had faced what had happened she might do so more quickly and easily than she would have done had she continued suppressing her memories , and refusing healthy grieving . |
| 4 | The areas that are the responsibility of each District Land Registry vary from time to time , although now that compulsory land registration is completed throughout the country , it may not be necessary to seek further variations in the future . |
| 5 | ‘ Although now that you mention it , I can see where it would prove useful . |
| 6 | Perhaps the adults will understand that now that they have been arrested . |
| 7 | My own opinion , however , is that now that the returns on bank savings have plummeted , investors will be searching desperately for new avenues of investment and shares and property will certainly be high on the list . |
| 8 | This was discussed with the Jones who resolutely maintained that now that ‘ the problem ’ was solved they were going back to normal and apart from the period of intervention they had not changed what they did at all . |
| 9 | To add to Henry 's troubles he was constantly being pestered by King Philip 's claim that now that the Young King was dead , his widow 's marriage portion — Gisors and the other castles of the Norman Vexin — should be returned to France . |
| 10 | It has been suggested that now that unions ( and not merely officials ) may in certain circumstances be liable in damages for unlawful industrial action it is more likely that an employer will pursue his claim to a full trial and there is less reason to refuse an interlocutory injunction in trade dispute cases ; but it has also been said that the ‘ right to strike ’ is a valuable ( indeed essential ) element in the system of collective bargaining and that it ‘ should not be rendered less valuable than Parliament intended by too fanciful or ingenious a view of what might develop into a serious issue to be tried . ’ |
| 11 | Er I hope that now that Anne who is our very capable financial director will enlighten us with a breakdown of costs and an insight into targets with attendant indicators of relative volumes . |
| 12 | It was several weeks before she realised that now that he was working he would not be free to walk about the neighbourhood . |
| 13 | Always optimistic , Anne felt sure that now that she would see him regularly at the dance , she would soon find out how he 268 really felt about her , but it was not to be . |
| 14 | You will , I am sure , appreciate that now that the contract for the Ski Centre is subject to Competitive Tender , only commercially sound concessions can be offered to groups such as the Scottish Universities . |
| 15 | Is the Minister aware that now that clear decisions have been taken on trust status , anxiety in Sheffield relates to the likely impact of the Chancellor 's autumn statement on the health authority 's financial position next year and in the long term , and particularly the need for greater per capita funding given the number of elderly people and the levels of health inequality and social deprivation in Sheffield , particularly in Attercliffe ? |
| 16 | About utility furniture , well you know the G Plans that now that there is , well this utility furniture to my mind if you choose really good makes of your utility furniture it was rather , after the style I would say G Plan , that was I 've always imagined it were , it was good quality of , of a price that people could afford , if you got the right erm , type of stuff . |
| 17 | Except to note that now that the right honourable member for Chesterfield is publishing his former speeches as a video , it is rather a cheap operation to come and repeat them in the chamber er rather than putting them out er for public consumption there are places where he could repeat the kind of speeches just given , unfortunately the government is closing most of them down at the moment and putting the cut the inhabitants out in the community er but it had no relevance to the er the subject we 're dealing with today . |
| 18 | But , I thought that now that the M S has acquired that bus and it 's going to be standing around doing nothing for most of the time and it 's a twenty nine seater bus . |
| 19 | I 'm sure have it , as time 's getting on the they seemed to be introducing more health things in I think that now that , tobacco er vegetables all the likes of that is different now what it was forty , fifty years ago |
| 20 | We did n't go to the funeral , but me cousin Dora who was Aunt Lucy 's daughter , she got there was er Walter , , Walter and Leonard were in a pram and me cousin Dora went down Lane and wh to the corner of Street and watched the funeral go past up to I 've got vague memories of that they 're not clear but I do know that he took us to watch me dad 's funeral past the corner of Street and I presume that now that it must have gone up Street up to Street street , cos he 's buried at Ryecroft . |
| 21 | The reason I 've used a highlighter or changed colour is that now that , the colour sticks out does n't it ? |
| 22 | well it is n't even a priority , it 's nothing , they wo n't get the money , th they wo n't pay for walk to go swimming but I thought that now that the has acquired that bus and it 's gon na be standing around doing nothing for most of the time and it 's a twenty nine seater bus . |
| 23 | And so I , I think the Americans are , are doing a good job , er but there are many many pitfalls ahead , and , and I hope that now that we 've got more troops there , that we will be er carefully consulted , er the whole time before any er drastic action is taken . |
| 24 | I think that now that the system has been running for a number of years in the school that it 's possible for each department to support new members of staff and introduce them to the appropriate methods and approaches to mixed ability classes . |
| 25 | Referring to the theatre 's revolving stage , the Prince joked : ‘ I have never hoped more than now that I might revolve round there behind the scenes . ’ |
| 26 | And now that Donald 's name was on the militia list , the thought of being parted obsessed them and they made love as though each time was the last time . |
| 27 | And now that Provincial has sorted out its rag-bag inheritance into clear service-groups , it too can show great steps forward in many areas . |
| 28 | Mr Nathan lamented the fact that for 40 years Israel had been saying it had no one to talk to and now that the other side was prepared to talk , Israel refused . |
| 29 | What she did not know was that Moran , with his good looks and military fame , had once been king of these barn dances and now that he had neither youth nor fame would not take a lesser place . |
| 30 | He had never had a dog and now that one of his daughters was married and the other a student at drama school , he saw no reason why he should ever give one house-room . |