Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] now that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ r wished now that I never . ’ |
| 2 | Tilly realised now that she could never tell her these things , and yet , she knew that the gentle Elizabeth had a right to know . |
| 3 | ( Tallis saw now that it was Willow-jack . ) |
| 4 | Helen realised now that the sky was overcast not by cloud but by hanging palls of smoke . |
| 5 | Rory thought now that his brother must have exaggerated the story , made it more horrific than it really had been , and he certainly did n't believe that Lachy had run away to sea just so that he could wear an eye-patch and pretend he was a pirate . |
| 6 | Meg realized now that she had , from the first , been the obvious , the predestined victim . |
| 7 | But even as she chuckled , Phoebe knew now that this was not fair . |
| 8 | John Delaney knew now that all along it had been hunting them , that it was still hunting them , waiting for the right moment to pick them off at will , one at a time . |
| 9 | Robbie saw now that he was a clergyman . |
| 10 | Cleo wished now that she had n't visited the mad woman . |
| 11 | Penelope wished now that she had worn a dress or suit instead of the elegant tartan trews , but they had seemed the only way to make Rupert Stonebird notice her . |
| 12 | Robyn knew now that these last few months , the pretence , the false serenity , had done her little good . |