Example sentences of "but she [adv] [vb past] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Madame Mattli might be a stickler for detail , with a generous helping of the artistic temperament which kept her tight-coiled as a spring and which would explode into frenzy if the smallest detail was not as it should be , but she also had a kind face and deep perceptive eyes . |
| 2 | But she also felt a compulsion to talk to Louise . |
| 3 | It rolled in her fingers , but she quickly got a hold on it . |
| 4 | Chorus numbers were sung in full , and the Hoflin girl 's little solo in Act Two was performed from beginning to end , but Ingrid , who was singing Lisa — not such a heavy role , but she still had a couple of solos — was resting her voice again , and the rest just walked and hummed their roles . |
| 5 | Applause broke out behind them but she hardly heard a thing . |
| 6 | ‘ But she always bought a ticket through an agency and she always wanted to come anonymously , ’ says Sir Peter . |