Example sentences of "now [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will leave it to Goldberg to disengage the tone from the shit , he wrote , we will leave it to Honeyman and McGough , much good may it do them , though I will no doubt come back to the question before my project is completed , the big glass and the notes to the big glass , these two to be worked on at night , and this freewheeling commentary on both to be written by day , putting down whatever comes into my head after a night 's work , no correction , no revision , whatever comes into my head , the first two to be worked on by artificial light , the strategy clear , this by natural light wherever possible , no strategy at all , the first to be exhibited , the second to be published in the form of sheets in a box , a blue box or a red box , I have not yet made up my mind , in a limited edition , not a luxury edition but a restricted edition , five hundred boxes perhaps or even two hundred and fifty , all that will become clearer in the course of my work on the big glass , of my work on the notes to the big glass , now I have finally embarked on the major project of my life , the climactic project of my life , leading to the end of my life , all will grow clearer , wrote Harsnet , whether to try and call back and destroy all I have done till now or let it be , whether to burn this commentary or let it be , or perhaps leave it to Goldberg to do whatever he wants with , all these things will no doubt be resolved before the work is completed , that is the beauty of being in the middle of a project , that time itself , which had seemed such an enemy before I started , rushing forward and dragging me with it , impervious to my pleas , has suddenly turned friendly , flops down at my feet , licks my ankles , lets me know it is on my side . |
| 2 | Sense that this is now or never time , he wrote . |
| 3 | And all parents need to know something about them in order to help protect their children from danger , now or in the future . |
| 4 | Its now or never , thrummed her jukebox memory , unbidden . |
| 5 | ‘ But when the choice is between high rates now or persistent higher inflation later , with all the damage that would do , the choice is clear . |
| 6 | For the purchaser moving into a new area , invaluable comments can be made on the property 's location and any unfavourable matters which may adversely affect the value now or in the future . |
| 7 | The half-billion people in sub-Saharan Africa will become one billion by 2010 , a growth rate which , now or later , has disaster as its terminus . |
| 8 | And there he is now or I 'm a Dutchman . ’ |
| 9 | It was now or never . |
| 10 | Well I have to go now or I shall be roped in for the sacrifice and I do n't like getting my hands dirty . |
| 11 | ORDER YOUR COPY NOW OR WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE USING THE COUPONS BELOW |
| 12 | ‘ Are you telling me I 'm in your way now or something ? ’ |
| 13 | The question is therefore asked with an implication attached to it of ‘ do I have to start getting really worried now or do I have time to adjust to this bad news ? ’ |
| 14 | He would not need above four days ' leave from them and since Oreste is now or will be by then nearly three which is the age Pen first travelled at I can not see any reason why he need inconvenience the party . |
| 15 | The only question is whether we do it now or lose out altogether by supposing we can do it later . |
| 16 | ‘ Tell me now or you 'll all have three lengths of the corridor . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Never mind what I said Do it now or you 'll get another four . ’ |
| 18 | With further government setbacks in by-elections in Bradford and Bootle on 8 November , there was a strong feeling that Heseltine 's reputation would be irreparably damaged if he did not stand : it was now or never . |
| 19 | Now or ever . ’ |
| 20 | Nevertheless if there is anything I can do for you in the way of friendship , now or in the future , I hope you will not hesitate to call upon me . |
| 21 | I would like to hear from women who are now or who have been involved in prostitution . |
| 22 | Is renewal or maintenance needed now or in the near future ? |
| 23 | If some of those who resist and resent the imposition , opt out of the electoral system ( and the calculation is that these will be those who are thought , either now or in the future , likely to benefit from the present array of public services ) , while others are more inclined to vote at local elections for a party which offers to cut and reorganize services , the electoral outcome would be dramatic . |
| 24 | If you do not wish to receive any of these offers — now or at any time in the future — please complete your personal details , tick the box below and return this form by post ( no stamp needed ) to Thames Water Utilities , Freepost , Swindon , SN2 6BR . |
| 25 | ‘ Of course we must n't stop helping others , ’ said Trusty , ‘ but we must help ourselves too now or we sha n't have any where to meet . ’ |
| 26 | The prospect of Britain becoming irretrievably stuck in a slough without forward movement is not attractive , for us now or as trustees for our children and successors . |
| 27 | He desperately wanted to rest , but it was now or never . |
| 28 | Now or later ? ’ |
| 29 | It was Allen 's ‘ Now or later ’ that made her draw on her reserves of strength . |
| 30 | Repair now or despair later : a much-needed facelift |