Example sentences of "but she [verb] [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had wanted to see her rival — but she had reckoned without the effect Luke would have on her senses . |
| 2 | Ruth stared down at her , barely able to focus , and then her eyes darted frantically towards Rosa but she had gone into the other room . |
| 3 | She might have been trying to reach our Post for help , but she had crawled under the last parapet , and could go no farther . |
| 4 | But she had lived with a dragon for over ten years , and she had lived in a house filled with strong women , so she knew that there was something very wrong with that scenario . |
| 5 | But she had lived inside the Dark Realm for many months , she had been forced to see the terrible creatures that hold sway there , and she had been at Medoc 's mercy for all of that time . |
| 6 | But she had flirted with the Big Man . |
| 7 | French was tough going for Anna , but she had ploughed through the correspondence of Rilke and Lou Andreas-Salomé , and Freud and Lawrence of Arabia . |
| 8 | But she had forgotten about the card already . |
| 9 | He turned to tell Lily to put the kettle on , but she had fled into the scullery to tidy herself up . |
| 10 | New Year 's Eve in those early years had possessed a dull religious sheen , a pewter glimmer , which by much effort and polishing and dedication of the will could bring her a little light , a little hope , a little perseverance : but she had longed for the flames and the candles , the cut glass and the singing . |
| 11 | Marie said nothing but she had worked at an old people 's home as part of her Community Care Course . |
| 12 | She not only had the figure of a mannequin but she had learned from the girls at the salon how to walk , how to hold her head up , how to appear perfectly poised . |
| 13 | ‘ You 're completely unscrupulous , Lydia , ’ said Betty , but she had laughed for a moment . |
| 14 | Clad in an old black leotard and leggings , now fairly well daubed with paint , and with her mane of hair hidden beneath a scarlet bandana , she did n't exactly look like a decorator , she realised with a giggle as she caught sight of her own reflection in the hall mirror on the way to the kitchen , but she 'd discovered at an early stage of the game just how much bending , stretching and crouching was involved and so had decided she might as well be comfortable while she did it . |
| 15 | Of course absence from school and periods in hospital have been a disadvantage to her , but she has survived as a cheerful and courageous person . |
| 16 | Anstey 's approach to this edition was initially intended to be thematic but she has reverted to the chronological format of the first edition , thus not only dispensing with the problems of placing the themes but also giving the reader a parallel in comment on Thomas 's development both in poetry and prose . |
| 17 | Of the driver it would be reasonable to say that she must have seen them but she has forgotten about the pigeons and just did n't notice the lights and roadworks . |
| 18 | But she 's gone to the pub . |
| 19 | She s a bit dodgy on her feet and I 'm a bit nervous about her , but she 's got to the stage now when she ca n't sit in all day without exercise . |
| 20 | But she stood frozen to the spot , a rabbit caught in a white light , a moth caught in its destiny with a flame . |
| 21 | She ordered herself to leave , to walk up to her cabin , but she stood rooted to the spot as he came down the stairs towards her . |