Example sentences of "but she [verb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mother was surprised to see their visitor , but she thanked him again for the things he had sent when she was ill . |
| 2 | A large tear trickled down her nose , but she fielded it neatly before Susan saw . |
| 3 | His hand shot out now and made an effort to grab the bedclothes from her , but she clutched them tightly against her throat . |
| 4 | She left a message , said she 'd call him later , but she thought she probably would n't . |
| 5 | But she made him less formidable . |
| 6 | But she made it immediately clear that she regarded the two policemen as being of a social order little higher than the servants . |
| 7 | I went over to comfort her but she shooed me away . |
| 8 | She could have hit the bastard , but she realised she now had the upper hand . |
| 9 | There 's a girl my elder brother wants to marry , and my family want it , too , but she likes me better , and I like her , and her parents wo n't force her . |
| 10 | I think they 've tried to send her out several times but she likes it there so she 's managed to discover fresh symptoms and stay on longer . |
| 11 | But she admitted it eventually broke through her defences . |
| 12 | But she interrupted him softly , her words gentle and her spirit as powerful as the strongest wind . |
| 13 | ‘ When we heard about poor Alain Gebrec being dead , I had a sudden vision of Dora looking furiously angry … you know how she sometimes glares at Dieter … and I thought for a moment … supposing it had been Dieter who 'd been killed … it might have been Dora who had … oh , I know it 's dreadful of me to think these things , but she hates him so much . ’ |
| 14 | I began , but she cut me short . |
| 15 | I must have heard it , ’ he began , but she cut him short . |
| 16 | ‘ Do n't be such a goddam bitch , ’ but she said it affectionately . |
| 17 | But she said it half-heartedly . |
| 18 | But she said she definitely cut it off while she waited . |
| 19 | Kay said I know , I said Kay you could n't begin to imagine what he does , and of course she said , and she had been doing that erm painting , Father came in and said something like oh you , you 've done a good job there , but she said he never said oh go over to the kitchen and get a cup of tea |
| 20 | It was the merest whisper but she heard it clearly , her grey eyes opening wide . |
| 21 | Julia tried to smile as she said goodbye to Joe but she hugged him fiercely . |
| 22 | This seemed like a grab for power to some , but she saw it differently . |
| 23 | But she knew him too well . |
| 24 | But she knew it alright , you know . |
| 25 | She do n't really like it , but she does it anyway . |
| 26 | Tears again filled Joan 's eyes but she brushed them away . |
| 27 | Colour touched her cheeks but she looked him straight in the eyes and was just about to reply when the kitchen door opened and Gerard 's solid footsteps sound along the hall . |
| 28 | He bent to kiss her again , but she thrust him away . |
| 29 | I 'd tried to keep my voice light , coaxing , but she studied me coolly as though she 'd picked up my unspoken reservations and would not forget them . |
| 30 | Her eyes glazed with tears , but she blinked them away . |