Example sentences of "[coord] now as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Probably these seemingly unintelligent mares were unable to find shelter in such weather when they were young , and now as older horses they put up with such conditions out of habit — a habit that is not conducive to the best health of the horse . |
| 2 | The present owners of Pool Bank were previously the tenants , and during their tenancy they cared for the gallery and strengthened it , and now as owners will watch over it with loving care . |
| 3 | His earlier complete reversal of his position had done little for his credibility and now as he went after a tax cut his touch was decidedly uncertain . |
| 4 | The third phrase uses the same device : the second half ( ‘ my thoughts ever stray ’ ) repeats the first ( ‘ And now as I wander ’ ) at a higher pitch . |
| 5 | And now as they descended on Geneva , she pressed her forehead against the pane of the oval window and breathed deeply . |
| 6 | Kenamun had come to the end of his tirade , and now as his expression relaxed Huy thought he could discern something behind the anger in the man 's eyes : an expression so fleeting that he was not able to identify it , but one which left a disturbing impression on his heart . |
| 7 | And Lucier followed with that same loping , economical , elegant stride , and now as grey-haired , too , as a wolf . |
| 8 | It had been sheer vanity that had made Fran call at the exclusive boutique on the way home from work , and now as she studied the dress she wondered if that vanity had bordered on madness ! |
| 9 | They have since left and had families and now as I am retiring they are all back . |
| 10 | But they did that to me when I was their age and now as soon as I get to fourteen when when you can , when you can , when you could do that And now today it 's not fair . |
| 11 | But now as she stood looking at herself in a full length looking glass , she could see that she had indeed what the magazines described as the perfect figure , firm round breasts , a narrow flat waist , good hips , a small posterior , and long slender legs which were greatly enhanced by the silk stockings the assistant had carefully rolled on to them . |
| 12 | But now as she closed her eyes and remembered the scene she felt an old tugging sensation in the pit of her stomach . |
| 13 | Originally most of the loss occurred among farm workers , but now as Chapter 2 demonstrates , farmers themselves are retiring from the industry in increasing numbers , and not being replaced . |
| 14 | I always believed what she told me , but now as I considered her words I objected . |
| 15 | She had always pitied Kathleen and never liked Cormac , who had not tried to protect his sister , but now as she lay awake at night she saw him for what he was : a pitiable victim of his mother 's obsession . |
| 16 | The U V F which is now a much larger terrorist organization has responded by killing catholics and there 's tremendous fear now in both communities , there used to be just fear in the protestant communities , they were being attacked by the I R A , but now as the Cardinal has said there 's very big fear in the catholic community as well . |
| 17 | Candy 's reaction had afforded her a certain degree of comfort at the time , but now as she sat in the dressing-room , she was aware of a strange hollowness deep in the pit of her stomach . |
| 18 | He sued to love the sun and it seemed to give him life but now as they drag his limp body into the sun they realise that nothing will wake him , not even the sun . |