Example sentences of "but she [verb] [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The word trembled on the tip of her tongue , but she choked it back just in time . |
| 2 | Mother was surprised to see their visitor , but she thanked him again for the things he had sent when she was ill . |
| 3 | There were two , but she knotted one out of the way . |
| 4 | A large tear trickled down her nose , but she fielded it neatly before Susan saw . |
| 5 | His hand shot out now and made an effort to grab the bedclothes from her , but she clutched them tightly against her throat . |
| 6 | I intended at first only to teach her needlework to qualify her for a genteel position , for you see she has a delicacy in her person that makes it a pity ever to put her to hard work , but she masters everything so fast that now I am desirous to have to divert and entertain me in my thoughtful hours . |
| 7 | She left a message , said she 'd call him later , but she thought she probably would n't . |
| 8 | But she made him less formidable . |
| 9 | But she made it immediately clear that she regarded the two policemen as being of a social order little higher than the servants . |
| 10 | It was n't real muslin but she made it out of this material . |
| 11 | I went over to comfort her but she shooed me away . |
| 12 | She had dealt with enough crisis situations that she was very slow to panic , but she realised something else . |
| 13 | She could have hit the bastard , but she realised she now had the upper hand . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Everything went wrong , but she got me out of trouble . |
| 17 | But she admitted it eventually broke through her defences . |
| 18 | But she brought herself up sharply . |
| 19 | Tears of joy made her mouth shake , but she forced them back , refusing to risk such annihilation if she was wrong , if he did n't love her . |
| 20 | But she interrupted him softly , her words gentle and her spirit as powerful as the strongest wind . |
| 21 | He went to her , taking her shoulders gently , wanting , despite his anger , to make things right between them , but she shrugged him off , turning violently to confront him , the fury in her eyes making him take a step back from her . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 23 | I began , but she cut me short . |
| 24 | I must have heard it , ’ he began , but she cut him short . |
| 25 | She did n't know where half the things went , but she tidied them up and put them in piles on the stairs so people could taken them up to their rooms when they went , and the kitchen looked nice and tidy . |
| 26 | They were not angry with her , but she blamed herself completely . |
| 27 | Oh , she had the chic that seemed to be the birthright of all French women , but she had nothing else at all , unless it was the rather fine dark eyes , the only thing she had in common with her tall and impressive son . |
| 28 | The original purpose of the meeting — to discuss her discoveries in Oxford , and ask his advice on what to do next — had been overtaken by events , but she had nothing else to do that evening , and Tracey was usually good company . |
| 29 | She was hollow eyed , drawn , and seemed very close to exhaustion but she had herself well in hand . |
| 30 | ‘ Do n't be such a goddam bitch , ’ but she said it affectionately . |