Example sentences of "be [adv] now that " in BNC.

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1 But surely the the , some of the burdens on the peasants surely got ta be less now that they 're no longer fighting the Japanese as well .
2 It 's only now that I feel that I could actually decide to have a relationship which is specifically going to be monogamous , which is a really big change for me … that makes me think immediately of AIDS but I 'm not sure .
3 I 've always got on well with adults , but it 's only now that I 'm starting to get on with my own generation , and I realise that I have to do that if I 'm to become a whole person .
4 It might save money , but in terms of the environmental impact it is quite disastrous , and I think that it 's only now that the real problems in London for example are coming home to roost , er and I would ask that point to be borne in mind by whoever we decide should make representations to the commissioners .
5 Residents had to wait a year before they could put in claims and it 's only now that they 're getting their offers through , based on the district valuer 's assessment of the value of their homes .
6 It 's only now that we are in the position where we can actually start to make the links , ’ said Mr Lee .
7 ‘ It 's only now that I 'm getting to know what my best 15 or 16 players are , ’ admitted the ever-courteous Englishman .
8 She has spent much of the last ten years establishing herself and securing her home base , and it is only now that she is beginning to realize her potential .
9 It is only now that the correctness of this approach is becoming apparent .
10 However , it is only now that Richard Thompson has uncovered what appears to be the engram for a specific memory .
11 ‘ It is much , much longer and it is only now that you have time to realise what it means to you .
12 This has been the case with many traditional British companies and it is only now that they are really being exposed to greater change .
13 It is only now that men and women are beginning to realize that representative institutions are not necessarily guardians of freedom but can themselves become engines of tyranny .
14 It is only now that the attention can be turned onto the actual hardware and software that will be required .
15 For it is only now that reason returns to me : she 's putting it on , you know she can do it .
16 I was against this sport all along , but it is only now that I have read the page in the Leicester Mercury that I feel bold enough to speak out to you .
17 My surprise does not arise from the possibility of a Government defeat over the social chapter but from the fact that it is only now that such a story has found its way onto the front pages .
18 There 's nowhere now that you can run … ’
19 It was only now that the name , ‘ St. Peter 's Hospital ’ , emerged , other terms , such as ‘ workhouse infirmary ’ no longer being acceptable .
20 It was only now that it was over that she realised quite how it had got to her .
21 It was only now that appreciate what nature has known all along .
22 I 'd read it when I was doing my A levels at the crammer , but it was only now that I really appreciated it .
23 It was only now that I realized that Lineker was n't Arabic for goal !
24 It was only now that she was happy with the girls in Littlewood 's Pools that Joe realised how much she had been hurt by the cattiness in her previous job .
25 It was only now that she began to realise that her feelings bore no relation to what she was experiencing now , with this man .
26 John Fahey , PRO , said his role as ‘ spokesman ’ was over now that an independent medical expert had examined the situation but it was up to the people of Ovens and Ballincollig to decide whether the assurances resolved their worries .
27 It was probably now that Charles , at his father 's behest , stood godfather ( and gave his name ) to Pippin 's newborn second son .
28 It was about now that he was married to his guru Tjokroaminoto 's daughter , a girl of 15 .
29 It was about now that an ugly story began to circulate , originating with the manor 's servants .
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