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Discover LudwigThe phrase "had been now" is not grammatically correct and should not be used in written English.
The verb "had been" is in the past tense, while "now" signifies the present time, so they do not agree in tense. It would be more appropriate to use either "had been" or "now" separately, depending on the intended meaning. Incorrect: She had been now living in London for three years. Correct: She had been living in London for three years now. Correct: She is now living in London.
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Where Philip Szaara had been, now there was Philip Hudgkins.
In Nyack, it became official: Where Szaara had been, now there was Hudgkins.
The Pakistan army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, said there had been, now could there be, any secret agreement to allow US covert operations in northern Pakistan.
When we had completed our work in early June 1984, Gerry marveled at how rewarding the experience had been: "Now it's John's turn... .. she said.
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I have been now for 30 years.
The VME PowerPC CPUs communicating over Ethernet have been now replaced by a single multicore server.
Gut microbiota dysbiosis associated with CDI has been now comprehensively analyzed.
The approach has been now expanded to other microbiological indicators, Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli.
This has been now corrected.
It has been now detected in Saudi Arabia but only once.
The only thing you have is now".
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