Example sentences of "[that] now the [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.

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1 The fundamental difference between the traditional novel and this the new novel is that now the style is analytical and psychological .
2 Whoever was on duty would move gently any part of the affected limb , trying as they did so to persuade Jimbo that now the pain was gone he might — I did not dare to say ‘ would ’ — be free soon to walk normally .
3 The clenched fist still swung at his side , and without easing his grip , he twisted her arm so that now the pain was terrible to endure .
4 She was longing for some peace and privacy , believing that now the wedding was over she would slip back into relative obscurity .
5 It seemed that now the process was under way her contribution was not required .
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