Example sentences of "now [conj] i [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are we gon na do dates now or I think we regard the deputies visit as a special visit and |
| 2 | Because I know when I feel happy I feel quite well ’ , while a 74-year-old farmer 's widow stated ‘ I 've reached the stage now where I say is n't it lovely and good to be alive , seeing all the lovely leaves on the trees , it 's wonderful to be alive and to able to stand and stare ! ’ . |
| 3 | I du n no what to do now so I go up to the big electric sign board and have a look at it . |
| 4 | I am starting to puff a bit now so I stop behind a Ford Capri and try to get my breath back . |
| 5 | He 's watching us right now so I 've no doubt he 'll have something to say about it to you . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm very puzzled by this now so I ask for clarification , if it 's a long franchise then , if it 's a fifteen year franchise , are you saying that the franchisee will have control over the track ? |
| 7 | I want to give it to Angela to put away now so I know my money 's put a way . |
| 8 | But Paul 's head over that now so I mean he 's doing well for himself . |
| 9 | Okay , now so I think what one may have to say it depends on the species and the circumstance . |
| 10 | But she has n't been there for a few weeks now so I think she might be ill . |
| 11 | Now so I want to know the sort of the numbers in all the boxes . |
| 12 | I 've got to go on the gate now so I have n't time to run after them . |
| 13 | Well Grant should have tape loaded by now so I suppose I 'd better go and see how he 's getting on . |
| 14 | He was on his way home — characteristically late , I realize , now that I keep the same office hours from the back blocks of the building where I am now sitting . |
| 15 | ‘ Now that I 've eaten and drunk my fill it 's time for me to beat away , ’ he said after about an hour . |
| 16 | School makes me nervous ; when I walk down the corridor I feel that everyone is staring at me , and because a lot of people know about my anorexia they think it their job to comment constantly on what I am eating or not eating , and how much better I look now that I 've put on weight . |
| 17 | On the other hand , something like walking past a building site in the summer in shorts is much easier now that I 've lost weight . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've worked out now that I 've hit the woodwork 10 times this season , so two inches either way and I could have had 14 goals instead of four , ’ he lamented . |
| 19 | ‘ Not in the least now that I 've had a chance to study you him . |
| 20 | Now that I 've heard what can really be done with this 1915 score , I greatly prefer the flavour of the Teatre Lliure 's tough and stringy version to the Carmé Ensemble 's plump , battery-fed one . |
| 21 | ‘ Now that I 've got the car we can do things like that , ’ Edward went on . |
| 22 | ‘ You 'll have to let me finish now that I 've started , ’ he said . |
| 23 | ‘ When we got into the car I said , ‘ Thanks for coming to get me , ’ and he said , ‘ Now that I 've found you I 'm never going to let you go . ’ ’ |
| 24 | This is my garden — and now that I 've dug the tunnel , I want you to think of it as your garden , too ! ’ |
| 25 | If you are , I 'll sign now that I 've tried this treatment without your approval . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ My first aim has to be success with Llanelli but now that I 've accepted this position I 'm going to be totally committed to developing Welsh rugby ’ . |
| 27 | I feel now that I 've got an epitaph at the end of my life that I did something , I was n't a taker … |
| 28 | " Now that I 've recovered we must think of your reputation , Mrs Lang . " |
| 29 | Now that I 've learnt about it , I want to get away from it as soon as I can . " |
| 30 | Well , now that I 've tracked you down , perhaps you would n't mind letting me in on the key to all this mystery . |