Example sentences of "but she [verb] it [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be good to clear the air , but she hoped it would hold off until after the party . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She lost the fingers of one hand in the accident but she admits it could have been a lot worse . |
| 4 | It was boring , and sad , but she knew it would end |
| 5 | But she knew it would take a while before the immeasurable hunger receded within her . |
| 6 | But she doubted it would go any further — well , could n't go any further as she was only staying the one night . |