Example sentences of "but his [noun] [vb past] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But his tone left them in no doubt as to his feelings as he grunted , ‘ I suggested to your fiancée , ’ he uttered the noun with contempt , ‘ that she release you from this ridiculous arrangement . |
| 2 | I wondered if he thought immediately of Ezra Gideon , the Youngs ' dear friend , but his face showed nothing but politeness . |
| 3 | On the outbreak of World War I he returned to England , but his health prevented him from fighting . |
| 4 | He raised the chopper again , but his mother threw herself upon their tormentor screaming for help . |
| 5 | ‘ There must have been other women , ’ Jenna began mournfully , but his lips silenced her at once and he kissed her possessively until she began to tremble all over again . |
| 6 | She felt her knees begin to buckle , but his strength held her to him — taking her fevered body into his embrace , heaping fire on fire until she was crying for him in a voice unlike her own . |
| 7 | She was still shaken that anyone should calmly kiss her when she had not been long widowed , but his remark stung her into retort . |