Example sentences of "[pers pn] now [vb base] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | [ in a frenzy of remorse ] O , how heartily I now despise all my former pursuits and headstrong appetites . |
| 2 | ‘ I now perceive many advantages in our present complex system of representation , which formerly eluded my observation ’ Letter to James Losh , 1821 . |
| 3 | You have presented me with the key , and I now perceive all of its hitherto latent beauties . ’ |
| 4 | You see if I now pack those clubs like that you 've got an ace of clubs , yeah , so sometimes when there 's a deal coming off you might draw |
| 5 | I tell you what we 'll do , we 'll have a joint farewell party I Now take that look off your faces , Mr Misery and Miss Gloom , and go and collect the eggs for me , will you ? |
| 6 | I now thank that friend who first put the direct question to me and made me make the decision . |
| 7 | I now put that information as a leading question . |
| 8 | I now present three arguments to persuade you that it is indeed correct . |
| 9 | I now introduce another of Axelrod 's evocative technical terms . |
| 10 | I now weigh 13 stone . |
| 11 | I now keep all appliance handbooks and registration cards filed away so that I can diagnose faults in , say , the food mixer , without incurring expensive servicing . |
| 12 | ‘ What we have to do , ’ said Samuel , taking advantage of her exit from the ring , ‘ and I take it no one objects if I now chair this committee , ’ he added off-handedly , ‘ is to decide whether the Week of the Lion should continue or be cancelled . ’ |
| 13 | I now know that was wrong . ’ |
| 14 | I also said that erm my I expressed that the fears that I expressed at this meeting last time about er the fact that Paul and I now supervise civilian staff , er which I 've never been sat down and told what the civilians term of contract are and what I can or can not say or whatever , so erm I feel it will be quite valuable , and brought it for me to see if anybody think it 's worthwhile pursuing . |
| 15 | I now realise this would have been a mistake . |
| 16 | As a mother of adolescents myself , I now find this combination of intolerance and inaction extraordinary , although it would seem to confirm Selvini Palazzoli 's point that the parents in anorexics ' families are both unwilling to assume leadership . |
| 17 | You see , I now handle all international affairs . |
| 18 | I now call composite motion twenty two . |
| 19 | I now call composite motion twelve to move by London Region , Liverpool Region to second and colleagues it would be helpful if the movers and the seconders of all the other motions would come down to the front . |
| 20 | A further bonus , as I now live alone and do my own catering , is that Sturmer is an excellent cooker . |
| 21 | My childhood was the place where , for my mother , the fairy tales failed , and through the glass of that childhood I now see that failure as part of a longer and more enduring one . |
| 22 | With the wisdom of hindsight and the benefit of several years ' experience , I now see that analysis , particularly involving econometric models , shows that it brings a reduction in employment . |
| 23 | I found that I gained a lot of strength from all this regular correspondence with people and , four years on , I now feel much more myself again , although of course I still miss my husband tremendously . |
| 24 | ‘ I now feel fine after my second reserve game against Halifax this week , and look forward to being back in first team action … ’ |
| 25 | It is very difficult to cover all the possible eventualities in the forty-odd hours of the PPL course , but I now spend more time teaching emergencies connected with power reductions . |
| 26 | I now have good career prospects but I feel as if I 've lost my soul |
| 27 | I now have that , and I am really enjoying it . |
| 28 | Not only does this protect them from larger fish , it is easier to ensure they are being fed , since the powder food stays within the confines of the net and I now have 14 miniature mollies swimming free in the tank , all of which seem healthy , feeding on adult food . |
| 29 | I now have two : I use one for savoury dishes and one for sweet dishes . |
| 30 | I now have two males and three females , which give me one brood a week . |