Example sentences of "[pron] now [vb past] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | She now laughed as she added , ‘ And should you make a habit of coming here you 'll soon learn I 'm a very modest woman ; hate self-praise . ’ |
| 2 | He now sounded as though he were beginning a lecture and I thought he must have learned that intonation from his tutors . |
| 3 | He forced open his windows and looked out over the courtyard , over the town to where what he now knew as Skiddaw stood in dusky largeness , a prehistoric beast couchant . |
| 4 | So Sullivan actually thought that by taking the Shah , the US might gain points with the opposition , whose triumph he now regarded as inevitable . |
| 5 | The two men had gone out at dawn each morning , and for five consecutive days their huers had run up and down the cliff paths , whistling and signalling with flags and gorse bushes to guide the two fleets to the shoals ; and while everyone in Polruan had confidently expected Sam Gristy to win hands down , it now looked as though Harry had the edge . |