Example sentences of "but she [verb] [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was too old for a doll 's house now so it did n't matter , but she hoped he would finish what he was doing for Oliver . |
| 2 | It would be good to clear the air , but she hoped it would hold off until after the party . |
| 3 | It was an inconsequential remark but she hoped it might lead to some interesting revelation on Ianthe 's part , that Bishop Heber had been an ancestor or that she loved Victorian poetry , for , looking at the bookshelves , she was sure that she did . |
| 4 | She lost the fingers of one hand in the accident but she admits it could have been a lot worse . |
| 5 | She did n't believe she 'd marry Petya Tcherkassoff and move to a dacha on the steppes any more , but she thought she might see twenty-five . |
| 6 | Mother was a grand player , of course … much better than I ever was … but she thought I might do better if someone else taught me , and she was such a busy person with all those old people to care for and Daddy ailing like he was . |
| 7 | She know women in the show are called the beach blonde bimbos , but she thinks she will have fun with her character . |
| 8 | But she said she would deal with that problem when it arose . |
| 9 | ‘ I tried to provoke her into doing so , but she said she 'd put you out of her mind completely — she 'd forgotten you , she said — which is nonsense of course — ‘ |
| 10 | Of course , I knew it might be ages before we could actually marry , but she said she 'd wait . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , she did n't like the idea much but she said she 'd try . ’ |
| 12 | Because I felt extremely low , and needed company , I telephoned Esme on Wednesday evening , the day Father died , to ask if she would come out for a canoe ride from the Aquatic Club to River Park , but she said she must stay in and practise for a forthcoming piano recital . |
| 13 | ‘ Come in , Anne , ’ Mrs Redmond urged , but she said she must get back to her mother . |
| 14 | No , but she said you could have eight people all talking at once |
| 15 | Well Jane did say no I do n't think there 's one in the village but if you want to go to one I 'll take you to Daventry would be nearest , yes , but she said I 'll take you to one if you want to go . |
| 16 | She said but she said I 'll say seven days but , she 's put the but in . |
| 17 | I thought no way have I got in , it was too quick but she said I could start the following Monday . |
| 18 | But she said he would explain |
| 19 | Some part of her tried to convince her to make for the door , but she knew they would expect that . |
| 20 | Hari felt the impulse to ruffle William 's hair but she knew he would resent being treated like the child he was , boys grew up quickly in the harsh realities of World 's End . |
| 21 | She would have told Jacob about her new purpose , but she knew he would see it as another sign of her raving , a sign of some new imbalance , and would try to search for causes , try to talk her out of it . |
| 22 | His eyes were still fixed on her , but she knew he could see little in the dark corner . |
| 23 | It was boring , and sad , but she knew it would end |
| 24 | But she knew it would take a while before the immeasurable hunger receded within her . |
| 25 | ‘ I suspect , ’ he said , ‘ you 've missed your usual evening nosh-up and so have I. ’ Liza had , indeed , missed the evening meal at the FANY headquarters , but she knew she would have foregone almost anything for the pleasure of simply sitting opposite this thin charming young man who seemed to have about him that same lighthearted loving insouciance possessed by the late Tom Tremayne . |
| 26 | But she knew she would have to be a great deal more in need of male company to tolerate anyone like Corporal Billings . |
| 27 | It was a trip she would rather have forgotten — the cold was biting and the whispering patter of rodent feet made her heart jump every few minutes — but she knew she would have to face it again when she and Guy escaped from the keep . |
| 28 | She was gasping , but she knew she could beat it if she ran . |
| 29 | But she knew she could do the next job . |
| 30 | Her cousins could run fast , but she knew she could run faster . |