Example sentences of "but he [vb past] [pron] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The students followed but he threatened them with a knife before running off . |
| 2 | He acknowledged the dog 's overtures , but he eyed her with a good deal of concern . |
| 3 | But he did it with a warming smile and a ready assumption of her allegiance and willingness , more as if he had asked a small current courtesy of his wife than given an order to a servant . |
| 4 | ‘ The job he offered me was a sort of general factotum , a personal troubleshooter , but he wanted someone with a financial background . |
| 5 | She lifted her gaze to him once more , but he hushed her with a finger pressed lightly to her lips . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , I 'm sorry , I did n't meant to imply … to insult — ’ Belinda began , but he silenced her with a pat on the knee that made her tingle frighteningly all over . |