Example sentences of "now that i have [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 Breathing was even more difficult now that I had stopped running , and I was racked by bouts of coughing .
2 Now that I had reached a town , there was an elaborate routine to undergo .
3 But true to his plan not to do anything to interrupt , or to deflect me from , my studies , while I was up at Oxford , he took the first opportunity , now that I had gone down , to enlist my services with The Criterion .
4 Now that I had turned against John to protect myself , everybody blamed me .
5 Now that I had found my silver-grey subject I could begin filming .
6 I wondered why McIllvanney had not told me that Rickie and Robin-Anne Crowninshield were drug addicts , then I realised that McIllvanney would not have told me anything that might have risked my acceptance of the charter , but now that I had learned that the twins had such a severe drug problem I was even less keen to take on the job .
7 Now that I had left the college dormitory I used to look fearfully from rime to time out of my window , expecting to see that gang of fascist students coming to beat me up .
8 Now that I had got it out I leaned back in my tubular steel chair with just the suggestion of a smirk on my face .
9 I almost wish now that I had settled for chronic asthma with which to punish Miller , dispensing with the limp and the sausage fingers altogether .
10 Now that I 've eaten and drunk my fill it 's time for me to beat away , ’ he said after about an hour .
11 Now that I 've seen the finished copy I 'm delighted that I encouraged Susan to write it , ’ said Mrs Major .
12 Now that I 've seen these , I 'm very glad I did . ’
13 Now that I 've seen his photograph and read his prose style , I ca n't imagine how he and Serafin ever contrived to live together .
14 No , now that I 've seen it .
15 ‘ So , now that I 've explained everything , do you think you 'll marry me ? ’
16 ‘ My first aim has to be success with Llanelli but now that I 've accepted this position I 'm going to be totally committed to developing Welsh rugby ’ .
17 Now that I 've met her I — ’
18 Now that I 've met you again , ’ he said meaningly , ‘ I shall be coming down much more often .
19 ‘ I 'm going to be from now on , ’ he said , ‘ now that I 've made you come .
20 Now that I 've heard what can really be done with this 1915 score , I greatly prefer the flavour of the Teatre Lliure 's tough and stringy version to the Carmé Ensemble 's plump , battery-fed one .
21 I feel so much better now that I 've written to you , Joan .
22 On the other hand , something like walking past a building site in the summer in shorts is much easier now that I 've lost weight .
23 ‘ I 've worked out now that I 've hit the woodwork 10 times this season , so two inches either way and I could have had 14 goals instead of four , ’ he lamented .
24 Well , now that I 've tracked you down , perhaps you would n't mind letting me in on the key to all this mystery .
25 This is my garden — and now that I 've dug the tunnel , I want you to think of it as your garden , too ! ’
26 ‘ I want to do more and feel that I can , now that I 've brought up my family . ’
27 Now that I 've mentioned drugs the story suddenly sounds believable .
28 AND , now that I 've mentioned joints , continuing progress in developing
29 ‘ Not in the least now that I 've had a chance to study you him .
30 I certainly would not like to do without my own sound card now that I 've had one for some time , and I 'm seriously considering changing it for a Laserwave Plus , purely because I find its configurability and standard of sound to be better than the one I already have .
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