Example sentences of "[noun prp] but she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She then wrote to Mr Woodhouse enclosing a photograph of Grey Towers but she received no reply . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're so sorry about what happened to poor old Goosie Lucy but she gave us no choice . |
| 3 | I pointed out that I kissed Frankie but she dismissed my puzzlement . |
| 4 | The military passing by called up a helicopter which took her to hospital in Mogadishu but she died five minutes after her arrival . |
| 5 | Wide boy Gary chats up Sue but she does n't want to be called a slut . |
| 6 | So , the challenge was on — we could n't guarantee the real Costner for Ellen but she said she would be happy with the next best thing . |
| 7 | It has n't pleased May but she 's accepted it . |
| 8 | I 'll tell you I 'm going back to Lucy next time , she 's , she 's alright Vivien but she has n't got it like Lucy , she 's not as particular . |
| 9 | Felipe was glaring at Maggie but she decided to ignore him . |
| 10 | She stared ahead of her to where Wind Street met High Street but she did n't see the portico of the inn she was passing or the ornate facades of the tall houses ; she was acknowledging to herself that she was falling more and more in love with Craig Grenfell . |
| 11 | Well she 's supposed to take Melkrom but she does n't take them . |
| 12 | Well I mean said she got them in Dickens but she said Selfridges would be favourite probably . |
| 13 | He was too close for her to say a word to Mitch but she knew without doubt that he was going to turn on them as soon as the door to his suite was closed and say that he would not even consider having anyone like her in his home or even near it . |
| 14 | She had set out with the idea of doing good by visiting poor lonely Miss Grimes but she did not seem to have achieved anything much . |
| 15 | The elder of the two policemen smiled at Sarah but she dropped her eyes and tried to busy herself at the sink . |
| 16 | He glanced at Catherine but she had obviously noticed nothing out of the way . |
| 17 | An Irish relative had told her that Ireland was now to be known as Eire but she knew nothing of the reasons for this , or of what was happening in Germany . |
| 18 | Mitch is set on revenge and tries to rape Blanche but she manages to break off his attack by calling ‘ Fire ! |
| 19 | that 's not bad and I went round to see Helen to see if she wanted this one for baby Anna but she said this one there is another one in there , erm |
| 20 | I had to phone Mrs erm , erm Reverend 's wife and she said , she said I could n't tell you , Mrs but she said erm phone Mrs . |
| 21 | She had never met Jack Butler but she had seen him racing , and on television of course . |
| 22 | Julia tried to smile as she said goodbye to Joe but she hugged him fiercely . |
| 23 | An 11 year old girl was attacked on the campsite at Holme Pierrepont early in August but she managed to break free from the man who grabbed her and raised the alarm . |
| 24 | Allen said he tried to ‘ de-escalate ’ the battle with Farrow but she became enraged after learning of his affair with Soon-Yi . |
| 25 | He turned to Marian but she had already plunged far down into unconsciousness , overwhelmed by the need for sleep . |
| 26 | John talked to Sara but she did n't listen , just nodded from time to time . |
| 27 | Joan has a thriving class in Camborne but she attends Pat 's new class at the Truro Dance Centre when she can . |
| 28 | The old lady was becoming more confused , and often failed to recognise Anne but she allowed her to make a meal for her . |
| 29 | Guilt swept over Constance but she felt like saying ‘ nor for me ’ , as Louise went on , ‘ Just for me , darling , say you 're sorry to your mother and then I 'll sort something out . |
| 30 | Kate was still looking at Peter but she accepted the change of subject smoothly , like a skilful footballer changing tack to cope with a pass from an unexpected direction . |