Example sentences of "but she [vb past] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's mad , he 's mad , Ruth thought ; but she dared not leave him . |
| 2 | Maybe seven minutes had passed but she dared not wait any longer because who knew when the miners might give up and come back ? |
| 3 | The men disappeared behind a distant quayside shed , but she dared not trust to luck and hid behind a winch . |
| 4 | Jenna looked up , but she dared not look further than the hard chest , the white shirt still showing signs of damp . |
| 5 | She seemed to be having trouble putting one in front of the other but she did eventually make it to the steps of the disabled bus and fell inside . |
| 6 | Liz had it all ready — but she did n't show up . |
| 7 | She fell down at school today and grazed her knees , but she did n't bat an eyelid . ’ |
| 8 | Hell , Nick , I tried to get her out of that place , but she did n't care . |
| 9 | It was the start of the lies and deceit , but she did n't care . |
| 10 | She was aware that she was wailing and moaning , but she did n't care . |
| 11 | He had never had much practice as a dancer , and stepped on Rosie 's toes once or twice , but she did n't care . |
| 12 | Trains out of Waverley were running fifteen minutes late by the time she got there , but she did n't care . |
| 13 | It would make the whole exercise entirely pointless , but she did n't care . |
| 14 | But she did n't care any more about Thérèse 's clothes . |
| 15 | Getting her sandals filthy but she did n't care . |
| 16 | Sarcasm and disbelief coloured her voice , but she did n't care . |
| 17 | She loved Luke , but she did n't care if she had offended him . |
| 18 | They might have looked at her , all those swish guests with their famous names and fast cars , but she did n't care . |
| 19 | She knew he watched her , and with a pronounced glitter in his blue eyes , which boded ill , but she did n't care . |
| 20 | Snow fell off the bottom of her boots all over the tiled floor , but she did n't care . |
| 21 | It came out as an exclamation , and she heard the controller mutter something uncomplimentary through the headphones , but she did n't care . |
| 22 | She guessed he was probably still staring after her , but she did n't care then about anything but the fact that he should have such a low opinion of her . |
| 23 | All feeling left the limb , but she did n't struggle . |
| 24 | Manuela no doubt had her personal preferences and tastes , like everyone else , but she did n't make the mistake of thinking that they were of any importance in the matter . |
| 25 | At sixteen Sarah was quite beautiful , but she did n't make the most of herself . |
| 26 | Her mouth was open , but she did n't make a sound as he whirled her into the darkness . |
| 27 | But she did n't want it to happen to him . |
| 28 | But she did n't want to think of what was gone . |
| 29 | But she did n't want that either and tried to smooth over any awkwardness by saying : |
| 30 | ‘ You 'd better be out when she comes , ’ he told her , but she did n't want telling twice . |