Example sentences of "but she [vb past] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She was probably not born into the wild , but she lived as a feral dog .
2 Theda could not look at him , but she said in a subdued tone , ‘ It is what your godmother called me .
3 He had hoped to waken her gently , but she drew in a small gasping breath .
4 I had not realized how close they had been but she grieved for a long while for the grandmother to whom she had felt close and in whom she had found it easy to confide .
5 She heard John draw a sharp breath beside her but she spoke with a bright-eyed defiance , not to Lord Wyatt but at the crowd behind him , noting with pleasure their discomfiture and annoyance .
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