Example sentences of "[adv] now [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only now did they realise how enormous a man he was , for when fighting with his staff he had been crouched with head forward and shoulders bent . |
| 2 | He had longed to be reunited with his family from the moment he had learned of his father 's demise — but only now did he recognize the depth of his longing . |
| 3 | But only now did she have confirmation of the full extent of her betrayal by Urquhart . |
| 4 | Only now did she recognise that there had been more than one horse . |
| 5 | There was something enthralling about this scene , the three girls in the circle of insect-laden light , so that I had n't wondered what she was doing and only now did I realise that the girl was a fortune-teller . |
| 6 | Only now did I realize that I loved this man to whose power I had been subject all my life . |
| 7 | Only now did it occur to her how easily he could have taken advantage of the situation . |
| 8 | Only now do I realise my series of mistakes . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've — finished with him , yes , ’ she told him stiffly , ‘ but only now do I realise that Travis will always be someone special for me . ’ |
| 10 | ( Only now do I realize how strong the desire in her for a daughter must have been to cause her to dress her youngest son as a little girl almost until the day he went to school , his fair hair nearly reaching his waist ; yet he had grown up a man . ) |
| 11 | Well I 'll tell you tell you who suggested that yesterday now let me have a look it was one of the councillors was n't it said lob it in the bottom of the arboretum lake it was er Conservative Councillor Charles Clarke who said the only suitable place for that daft leaf is in the middle of the arboretum lake . |
| 12 | When you stop taking them altogether now do you mean ? |
| 13 | Right now did you see the one with the sea on ? |
| 14 | The knowledge of it caused a strange mixture of pride and jealousy , love and hatred , which troubled him and even now made him stay his hand before announcing his decision . |
| 15 | We did not film it and that is something which even now makes me feel completely frustrated . |
| 16 | get that from up here now do you want me to clean out the chicken ? |
| 17 | You put the alarm clock onto the bed alright now let me see will it go in ? |
| 18 | And do a lot of people go abroad now do you think from the factory ? |