Example sentences of "but she only " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tried the same with Flora but she only told him to save it for his interview with Dr Mackintosh that morning . |
| 2 | Whether it was because she knew she was my baby and did not like being with ward Sister , I shall not know , but she only gained two ounces the first week . |
| 3 | Once he went to the house in Stone Alley and was met at the door by Maggie Byrne , but she only wanted to talk about the undersized child in her arms whose life he had saved . |
| 4 | She ought to unpack , but she only got as far as getting out Ricky 's photograph in its blue silk frame and putting it beside the bed . |
| 5 | But she only said : ‘ I knew you had . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll promise , ’ I said , offering my hand for her to shake , but she only smiled and replied , ‘ I think I can trust you . ’ |
| 7 | She suddenly recollected that she was now the wife of the director of a large company , and drew herself up with what she hoped was some dignity ; but she only succeeded in looking more than ever like a pouter pigeon . |
| 8 | He shouted her name , but she only let him in after he threatened to kick down the door . |
| 9 | But she only wanted the vest for him ; he had a start in life that she never had ; why , when she was his age she had already had one child , and was working in Dublin 's most exclusive brothel . |
| 10 | But she only gripped her bag more firmly . |
| 11 | Mam and Da wanted to know everything about Rosie 's life since they saw her last — where had she been , what had she done — but she only shook her head . |
| 12 | But she only smiled and turned him towards the door . |
| 13 | Erm she was n't in her nightdress but she only dressed herself , she said |
| 14 | Often I feel the consultant listens more to what the nurse says than to me , but she only comes once a month ; I 'm here all the time . |
| 15 | But she only saw the girl who had now returned her full attention to the case . |
| 16 | But she only said , ‘ I am often here alone at this hour . ’ |
| 17 | But she only seemed to uncover more and more misery and misfortune whichever way she turned . |
| 18 | But she only came on the scene recently ; there were others . |
| 19 | But she only loved him more . |
| 20 | His teeth bit into her shoulder but she only came closer and he made a low , frustrated sound deep in his throat , tilting her face and staring at her with eyes filled with burning darkness . |
| 21 | But she only said , ‘ Have fun then , ’ and showed Oliver the lantern she had finished . |
| 22 | He designed and built it specially for his wife because she 'd always wanted to live by the river , but she only had time to enjoy it for a few months before she died . |
| 23 | The girl was dishevelled , her hair a mess , but she only laughed as he caught her and pulled her into another room . |
| 24 | She was aware of the mugs of cocoa , cooling on the table beside her , but she only wanted to prolong this wonderful moment , sitting here with David , her hand in his . |
| 25 | Oh , sometimes it was irritating , even downright infuriating to look round and see him just a couple of paces away , but she only had to look into those dark eyes to feel that treacherous quiver of desire deep in the pit of her stomach . |
| 26 | But she only smiled and said he was right . |
| 27 | Tim jumped on her to wake her up but she only said go away , and went back to sleep again . |
| 28 | Charlotte was drinking sherry , do n't suppose , should n't tell you that but she only had one little drop and I was |
| 29 | Actu no she probably is forty five but she only looks |
| 30 | I said he said yes sh with , with her , when she was first married , but she only lived there a couple of months . |