Example sentences of "but now it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But now it seemed terrible that they should be able to talk so naturally while Dr. Lorrimer lay there dead upstairs .
2 But now it seemed this Adam Burns was determined to dredge up her other life all over again .
3 But now it stretched all the way down her back and Claire was making it shine like black oil .
4 Until he reached five degrees he had found that it turned easily , through long use … but now it became stiff and awkward .
5 For a year I had worked to make this creature , but now it looked terrible and frightening .
6 It had n't looked an easy distance before , but now it looked impossible .
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