Example sentences of "but he [verb] now [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Count Audebert had taken part in the rebellion of 1168 and had encouraged the revolt of the townspeople of La Souterraine in 1171 , but he had now decided to leave his native soil behind . |
| 2 | I am not sure what Harold Brodkey may have been in his last incarnation , but he has now reached that most enviable of all earthly states , that of the American cult writer . |
| 3 | It could have broken him , particularly with the other hardships he has suffered , but he has now adopted a philosophical approach to his plight . |
| 4 | Palin may not have travelled much as a young man , but he has now made up for lost time . |
| 5 | But he has now lost four central defenders in Wright , Pallister , Curle and Parker , while Leeds 's Tony Dorigo is struggling to shake off a knee problem . |
| 6 | But he has now returned two days a week to Magnet in Darlington , where he was a systems analyst , to try and improve his memory . |
| 7 | But he has now linked up with Scarborough and has impressed McHale during training and in the 2–2 friendly draw at Hyde United on Monday night . |
| 8 | But he has now refused either to grant the long-expected pardon or refer the case back to the Court of Appeal . |
| 9 | And , as top six Villa today take on Wimbledon at Selhurst Park , Atkinson said : ‘ I am very pleased for Parker but he has now got to make the next step . |
| 10 | But he 's now got to close it down . |