Example sentences of "but now the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the early days of the Spanish invasion , the ridge had been logged commercially but now the major part of the pine forest had been declared a nature reserve . |
| 2 | The corridor was empty of any enemy movement but now the billowing smoke was thick , stinging his throat and making his eyes smart . |
| 3 | But now the gangling figure had been smoothed and tailored by success , he carried his height with easy assurance and the grey eyes — which he knew so well how to use — held a basic wariness . |
| 4 | It 's been under wraps for weeks , but now the political biography everyone 's talking about has finally arrived . |
| 5 | But now the international system is in a dangerous and unpredictable stage of transition . |
| 6 | At first it was just the driver 's door , but now the other side doors are starting to leak . |
| 7 | A complex lighting system had once worked , but now the only illumination was from the gaps in the roof which allowed streams of sunlight to pour through into the empty , lifeless environment . |
| 8 | She wished she had brought a bottle of gin with her , even a bottle of wine , but now the only place she could find one was a state liquor store , and while the clerk would know of one , sitting with a bottle waiting for the phone to ring was n't her own image of herself . |
| 9 | The surgeons ' battle was in vain and Tim died but now the Computed Tomograph ( CT ) Scanner is to be named after him . |
| 10 | But now the 14-man climbing team , mainly Territorial Army men , must sit tight at base camp , praying for a break in the weather . |
| 11 | But now the show-off quotient was increasing daily . |
| 12 | We passed through what had been the city centre but now the main street was a narrow , bumpy lane and the sides piled up with rubble . |
| 13 | But now the Welsh Office has told the group that they see little purpose in holding another meeting on the proposed route , which will run from the Stanley Embankment to Dalar crossroads . |
| 14 | But now the human nature of Jesus was not only perfect — as it had been from conception — it was a risen humanity beyond death . |
| 15 | Haverford gave himself the credit for being reasonably quick-witted , but now the old ex-pat 's meaning had eluded him . |
| 16 | But now the Old Spot is stageing a comeback . |
| 17 | Linda had always passed the time of day with her when Doris had been able to get out and about , but now the old woman was con fined to her house with arthritis . |
| 18 | But now the old paternalism began to reassert itself , determined that whatever shackles had been placed around the BBC should also tie down the commercial companies . |
| 19 | There will always be the doubters and disbelievers , but now the public debate is over , the course has been set , and fund-raising is to commence . |
| 20 | But now the British Library is to provide cash and storage space , and help with a computerised catalogue . |
| 21 | She recalled that she had at the time been a little put out by the prince 's interest in Joan — but now the important thing was to persuade Joan to join in the festivities and bring her a first-hand report . |
| 22 | But now the very thought of Anderson was abhorrent . |
| 23 | But now the solar influence is beginning to turn around to contribute a further warming influence up to the year 2010 , boosting the greenhouse effect where for the past 30 years it has been counterbalancing it . |
| 24 | In Egypt Israel 's population rose rapidly , but now the tough desert conditions and the judgements their disobedience brings upon them keep the figures static . |
| 25 | But now the diminutive hoofer is hot-footing it around Britain on a marathon tour with Lorna Luft , Judy Garland 's singer daughter . |
| 26 | It used to be possible to skate over the frozen water from Ulvik right out to the Hardanger Fjord , but now the hydro-electric station discharges gallons of hot water into the fjord , and it no longer freezes in winter . |
| 27 | The range of predictions has been infinite , but now the Scottish Agriculture College 's economics unit has produced what it reckons to be the approved gospel . |
| 28 | But Now the Scottish Mountaineering club has just published a guide to all the 221 Corbetts . |
| 29 | But now the tight spring of impatience had snapped . |
| 30 | But now the medium-term future of the new federation was becoming more clear , the precedents and balance of powers were clarified . |