Example sentences of "but she [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't easy to pretend to be casual under their teasing , but she hoped she managed to conceal her real feelings . |
| 2 | Mrs Hirst , who is the chairman of a local disabled charity group , believed these steps were important , but she thought they did not go far enough . |
| 3 | His voice was light , but she thought she detected an undercurrent of bitterness . |
| 4 | She spoke the lie smoothly , but she thought he recognised it . |
| 5 | She never met Chris , but she thought he sounded terribly romantic . |
| 6 | But she discovered she had delayed too long , for as she reached the hall , there before her , and as cool as you like , was Naylor . |
| 7 | Kim was caring and sensitive but she admitted she did n't know her daughter could drink so much . |
| 8 | Your mam used to be like that but she had she had a cylinder of oxygen in the house as well . |
| 9 | ‘ And I 've always thought Caro was a good judge of character — but she said everyone liked you . |
| 10 | But she said they spent an enormous amount of money . |
| 11 | She had tried to describe the origins of the Quakers — or the Society of Friends — to the police , but she said they had simply found it strange . |
| 12 | but she said they 'd laid her off . |
| 13 | He wanted to call her ‘ Mam ’ , the way he had a long time ago , but she said it made her feel middle-aged and dull and ordinary , so he must never say it again , especially when other people were around . |
| 14 | But she said it had been ‘ a delight ’ . |
| 15 | But she said it re-emphasised the need for the spaying of bitches to avoid litters of unwanted puppies facing a cruel death . |
| 16 | When we 'd finished I asked if we could wash up and run the errands but she said she 'd already been to the shops with her brother . |
| 17 | They 'll probably make her erm do the erm go and e ask permission , but she said she 'd asked permission . |
| 18 | Melody 's moved on with some of my men , but she said she saw Boz again a day or two ago . |
| 19 | I do n't know how she put up with it but she said she felt obligated . |
| 20 | ‘ I offered to bring her back again but she said she had to wait for Angharad . ’ |
| 21 | I wanted to go with her but she said she had a lot to sort out with Fernando and would rather be on her own . ’ |
| 22 | Yeah , and that was his brother who lives in London and they 've invited him up , but she said she had a bad cold last night and was n't feeling too good , she said I 'm fine today , but she said we put them off . |
| 23 | Well she did n't persuade me but she said she thought it was a very good idea because it was on all the new sets and while I was buying a new set I might as well |
| 24 | She was only guessing like , cos they were all wrapped up in paper , but she said she knew . |
| 25 | I nearly got it but she said she knew she was just being awkward ! |
| 26 | Mr. Hallworth 's evidence was that he did not want her to enter into the transaction , but she said she wanted to go ahead with it . |
| 27 | and anyway she rang David up and she said , she did n't say it were for Bet but she said she wanted another two hundred pounds |
| 28 | We warned her not to sit on the chair , but she said she did n't mind . |
| 29 | Yeah , but she said she did and he was n't there . |
| 30 | I did n't think it was very wobbly , but she said she swallowed it and there 's a load of blood at the ramp at school so , so I said that must of been nice for the teachers , mind , but the other one I found |