Example sentences of "[noun] but [conj] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not because she could n't lose weight but because she enjoyed coming along for a weekly work-out session and it helped to keep her weight in check . |
| 2 | She had brought herself a new swimsuit but after she had changed she 'd stared critically at herself in the mirror in the changing-room . |
| 3 | He was treated in the ambulance but if she had to go to Oxford he might not have made it |
| 4 | It 's hard work but once she smiles you know it 's all worth while . |
| 5 | The bodice hung in folds but when she pulled the belt good and tight it did n't look so bad . |
| 6 | The Act Two ball dress , the emerald gown with the huge stiffened collar embroidered with pearls , looked even better than the Act One dress and she realized that , without knowing quite how , she had quelled Gesner — not for reasons of rivalry but because she had had to get the production back on course . |
| 7 | The court has been told that that order has not been formally served upon the mother , but there is no question but that she knows of its existence and its terms . |
| 8 | ‘ Before she went to university she had great expectations but when she got there she was disappointed . |
| 9 | She hesitated while searching for an answer that would not betray the fact that she longed to remain in Stella 's place but that she feared for her own emotional state . |
| 10 | Well she was in her younger days but after she married Aye after I was born I ca n't mind her being away . |
| 11 | having problems today cos she 's got the two girls there from school and they 're supposed to go to the school , the doctor , for an examination but whether she realized that I do n't know . |
| 12 | Strong persuasion was required to keep Curran from her evening doubles match but as she left the court to return to her hotel for physiotherapy , England claimed another point by default . |
| 13 | She said she knew nothing of a sectarian feud in the old days of Stormy Hill but if she did it was not the kind of thing you discussed with strangers , I sensed . |
| 14 | It was n't that she wanted to work in a sex shop but that she needed work of some kind . |
| 15 | He had bent down , his hand among the grasses but as she spoke he straightened up and thrust a grubby fist into his pocket . |
| 16 | and six pound fifty then week cos I wo n't , you wo n't have them on Monday but if she keeps working it 'll be most Mondays anyway |
| 17 | The dog had her head thrown back ready to deliver another bark but when she saw Julia she rolled her navy-blue eye in its white socket and smiled . |
| 18 | James Spencer QC , prosecuting , alleged Mr Nichol approached Mrs Chandler in a field but when she ignored him he pulled her down the bank , sexually assaulted her and hit her on the head with a rock or rocks . |
| 19 | They 're both at All Saints at present but whether she goes back or not is |
| 20 | Trudy had put up with his nonsense with great patience but when she found him busily working away in the region of her left ear it was too much . |
| 21 | They had told her in hospital that the glass had cut into an artery and she had needed transfusions but although she had felt far from well this morning she was certainly feeling worse now . |
| 22 | It was fine while they had their own flats but when she moved in with Larry their sex life seemed to fade . |
| 23 | Not , thought Tim , because she greatly cared for his welfare but because she liked interfering . |
| 24 | She owed me £1500 but when she did have money , I did n't see any of it . |
| 25 | She took a deep breath but before she had the chance to speak someone tapped on the door and a dark , bearded man appeared . |
| 26 | He was a comical little man but as she smiled and tried to say the right things — ‘ Oh ! |
| 27 | She tingled with apprehension but when she looked back it was Edouard . |
| 28 | When I first saw her again I was surprised to find that I was now a little taller than Daphne but that she had lost almost as much weight as I had . |
| 29 | She went back to bed but when she woke the next morning she was in terrible pain and called a nurse for help . |
| 30 | She wanted to bike along the road for a swim but after she finished dressing she simply sat on the edge of the bath and looked out of the window . |