Example sentences of "but [subord] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He remembered that Firelight had to feed it with milk , but where she kept it he had no idea . |
| 2 | Trollope evidently shares Jane Austen 's preference for past community to present isolation ; but where she felt those sites to be alternatives , he knows that the first is a part of history . |
| 3 | But where she differs from Miss Finlay Johnson is that she looks beyond the facts to more universal implications of any particular topic . |
| 4 | But where she had expected harshness she felt instead only the soft warmth of his lips on her throat , and a rush of longing coursed through her entire body , strong enough to make her buckle at the knees . |
| 5 | Yeah , but where she bought the house then ? |
| 6 | Either she was left with the excellent non-skiing kindergarten , which she enjoyed but where she did not learn to ski , something she very much wanted to do , or she had to be put into skischool . |
| 7 | But where she worked might interest you . ’ |
| 8 | Mona was quiet , hardworking and extremely stubborn , anxious to be agreeable ; but once she took up a position — or got caught in one — she was obstinately immovable and this had often brought her into conflict with Moran . |
| 9 | But once she took over the directorship of the Institute for Chemical Research in Bucharest ( ICECHIM ) , she began to purge those scientists who had been foolish enough to cast doubt on her credentials or to refuse to ‘ co-operate ’ with her research . |
| 10 | I am preparing papers for the relinquishment of the claim , but once she signs them she will be literally on the streets and penniless . |
| 11 | It 's hard work but once she smiles you know it 's all worth while . |
| 12 | It was a shame that she looked such a mess — this was hardly the best way to meet a prospective client — but once she 'd explained her predicament … well , then everything would be all right . |
| 13 | But once she 'd explained I felt much calmer . |
| 14 | She was aware that these could be developed by investigative work , but once she became immersed in the new curriculum , struggling on occasions to keep her head above water , she began to lose sight of these objectives , focusing instead on the more familiar content objectives . |
| 15 | Influenced by these dreams , beautiful mornings seemed to mock her waking despair , but once she had shaken herself free from their shades , sun , sky , trees and birds enveloped her like a benediction . |
| 16 | The last child , Grace Beatrice , would not be born until the family had moved to 17 Brunswick Place , but once she had arrived we can not but notice an almost uncanny similarity between William 's family and that of his father : each consisted of four boys followed by a girl , with the third child dying in infancy . |
| 17 | But once she had tried it on , her spirits sank once more to unprecedented depths . |
| 18 | Where Maggie had found him she did n't know , but once she had dragged the equipment inside the shelter she was very glad that he had . |
| 19 | It took her from 25 February to 30 June to save a shilling , but once she had accomplished that she was content that she could manage and ‘ never let it trouble me again ’ . |
| 20 | Now and then , Kitty would volunteer to do a couple of hours ' work on the barrow , but once she had eaten her way through the day 's profits she would soon disappear . |
| 21 | Erm but once she 's got it in place what do you think Ian ? |
| 22 | But although she recognised the truth of what she was saying , Folly felt suddenly depressed . |
| 23 | But although she became pregnant several times , she miscarried on each occasion . |
| 24 | But although she escaped personal attack , the reviews of the £20 million blockbuster were far from ‘ perfick ’ . |
| 25 | But although she slammed the phone down in fine style , she was shaken horribly . |
| 26 | But although she said it she could not be certain that it was true . |
| 27 | But although she accepted a dressing-down from him in public , and indeed made a point of telling people ‘ Oh ! |
| 28 | If only Silas had been there she could have consulted him , but although she looked along the corridor and outside there was no sign of him . |
| 29 | Britain 's Sharon Lee also faced Gao and succumbed to two knockdowns , but although she left the hall without a medal , two good wins , including a 20-second victory over Carole Scheid , of the United States , showed that she is capable of making an impact at world level . |
| 30 | Stevie might have tended to exaggerate , but although she had rich parents , she worked as a waitress in Los Angeles to support Lindsey , and they roughed it around a bit . |