Example sentences of "that now [vb past] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile we were at Ballyshannon , with its tall church spire seen from far away , its ‘ Old Barracks Bar and Lounge , 1700 ’ and a strange bell-and-weathercock tower that now housed a jeweller 's shop .
2 Her handling of paint , which had always been close-knit , was redirected in order to build the honeycombed structures that now spanned the surface of her canvases .
3 Leonard has admitted to a general feeling in the family that Horace was somewhat ‘ arrogant ’ , this son that now wore the mantle : ‘ My father was the eldest but his health and nature ( an interesting , significant addition ) prevented him taking over . ’
4 In the precarious situation that now confronted the government and the party , it was my duty to give the new Prime Minister loyal and sincere co-operation .
5 He was well-known by sight to all the warren , for his fur was entirely grey , with patches of near-white that now caught the moonlight as he sat scratching himself without speaking .
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