Example sentences of "but she did [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she did well enough for him . |
| 2 | But she did n't even look back . |
| 3 | Yes , she had all the chances , but she did n't even take a degree — threw herself into left-wing politics , and then got married . |
| 4 | About Hattie , she was n't in the concert cos she supposed to be ill but she did n't even come to watch and her parents came to watch her . |
| 5 | Sarah knew she was slow , and she tried hard to grasp things more quickly and to keep her mind on the task or game in hand , but she did n't always succeed . |
| 6 | Me mam must have known something was up , but she did n't really click what it was . |
| 7 | He said he had a daughter about her age but she did n't really like sailing . |
| 8 | But she did n't really . |
| 9 | She had switched the apartment air-conditioning off , distrusting its effect on the health , and for a while she tried to convince herself that it was the unaccustomed humidity that made her so restless , but she did n't really believe it , and the eyes that looked back at her from her bathroom mirror in the morning were shadowy , and hunted . |
| 10 | The life of the anchoress was hard but she did not necessarily give herself over to excessive penance . |
| 11 | But she did not actually admit it . |
| 12 | He talked , it was true , with a little too much self-confidence , and she could tell that his views were not entirely original , but she did not really care , because they were interesting , and it was something to be interested . |
| 13 | When she was kind to me I thought she was the best person in the world , but she did not always have time for me . |
| 14 | The British Ambassador — a tall thin Scotsman from Edinburgh was always quiet , polite and well-dressed , but she did not always believe what he said . |
| 15 | Julia was unsure whether it was the moment to serve the beef or not but she did so nonetheless . |
| 16 | It was rare for Frau Nordern to kiss her husband affectionately but she did so now , kissing him on the cheek and ruffling his hair . |