Example sentences of "but she was [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | anyw anyway erm I was talking to her on the bus not too long ago and , I do n't know how it came up but she was talking about Egypt , and er she 'd been apparently oh some a year or two back cos she did a , an evening course on Egyptology and she went through that , but she was telling me about a friend or friends of hers who 'd been er and told me about the trip . |
| 2 | She trusted him , for her own part , without reserve or doubt ; but she was trusting him for those who crossed the river and took the risks . |
| 3 | I did n't take offence , nor did I think her last question the non sequitur of a schizophrenic — Chineseness had everything to do with financial acumen — but she was treating me with the politeness she would accord a stranger who was her equal . |
| 4 | But she was doing it for their child , and in order to make sure that Angel was happy she needed the Reverend Morey . |
| 5 | The young Canadian took it upon himself in too domineering a fashion to explain about their religion , but she was having none of it . |
| 6 | But she was having none of it . |