Example sentences of "[pron] now [verb] my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having previously accepted the fact that the steam governor regulates the flow of steam , and having used this fact in my understanding of the behaviour of the whole engine , I now turn my curiosity on the steam governor itself . |
| 2 | So , instead of giving up and moving on — as the man interested only in the shooting aspect would do — I now introduce my line ferrets in those situations where loose ferrets remain below the ground . |
| 3 | Just as Montgomery kept a photo of Rommel beside him in his desert caravan , so I now had my cancer cell . |
| 4 | I could n't think of a single thing to say , but dimly realized that I now had my role for the evening ; I had done nothing to bring this off ; but I was to be the identifiable face of the campaign . |
| 5 | That was that , for if I now refused my mother would see to it that I regretted my foolishness . |
| 6 | As the mother of two sons myself , I now find my childhood reaction extreme , and am led to suspect that my separation anxiety originated some time before the birth of my sister . |
| 7 | Even though I now encourage my class to use any methods they like , there are still times when I wished I had not said something which could inhibit a pupil 's thinking . |
| 8 | Still , I 've accepted advice from my film star chums , who are more used to this than I am , I now have my mail and phone calls intercepted . |
| 9 | I derived great comfort , too , from the ‘ real ’ poetry I loved and knew by heart , and which now encapsulated my desolation . |
| 10 | I considered the antique Rolex Oyster which now favoured my wrist with its collectability . |
| 11 | and in the salacious La vie de un vallet amerous , " The life of a lusty lad " , which includes the lines : ( " Dearly beloved one now hear my prayer ; I 'm brave enough to fuck you and to shove my prick up your cunt . " ) |
| 12 | Yes , I do still keep a diary , though it now shows my hospital , doctor 's and dentist 's appointments rather than my business meetings or my target dates and such . |