Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] but she " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her face was wrinkled with age but she looked friendly and her voice was pleasant when I heard her talk to the men . |
| 2 | One day she fell and broke her hip : it was repaired in hospital but she remained in some pain and was even more precarious on her feet . |
| 3 | She needs to hide from reality but she also does n't want Mitch to see how old she is and the truth that she is hiding from : |
| 4 | Sue says there are times when she does n't feel like training but she presses on because she wants to be number one . |
| 5 | All their eyes were turned on Rose but she , with just a glance at Moran , took up the Second Mystery as if she had been saying it with them all the nights of their lives . |
| 6 | Afghans , he went on , had been optimistic when Miss Bhutto came to power but she had betrayed all her promises to settle the Afghan conflict . |
| 7 | She had not wanted to talk to Finn but she could not help it when he came and sat on the counter . |
| 8 | Kate was still looking at Peter but she accepted the change of subject smoothly , like a skilful footballer changing tack to cope with a pass from an unexpected direction . |
| 9 | Mrs Satterley is unfortunately disabled by illness but she is also an avid knitter with Brother chunky and Silver Reed fine gauge machines . |
| 10 | He turned to Marian but she had already plunged far down into unconsciousness , overwhelmed by the need for sleep . |
| 11 | He glanced towards Rain but she took the lofty view that bribing security men was not her concern . |
| 12 | A senior commission official said last night : ‘ From a British point of view , Mrs Thatcher may have gained a few months before the crucial business of changing the Rome treaty gets under way but she now faces a cut-off date beyond which the other EC governments are unlikely to delay their acceptance of monetary union . ’ |
| 13 | I had nothing further to do with Sally but she did n't seem to be bothered when I passed her in the street without speaking . |
| 14 | She 's not been taking them , she 's been able to sleep at night but she 's sleeping all day and all . |
| 15 | I glanced at Carol but she was staring vacantly at the fire . |
| 16 | Dexter glanced at Blanche but she was as inscrutable as usual , diffident but assured . |
| 17 | He glanced at Catherine but she had obviously noticed nothing out of the way . |
| 18 | Two hundred drinkers were forced to run for cover but she was unable to get clear and caught the full force of the blast . |
| 19 | An Irish relative had told her that Ireland was now to be known as Eire but she knew nothing of the reasons for this , or of what was happening in Germany . |
| 20 | Anne 's face was red and she felt ready to burst with anger but she picked up the baby and escaped to the bathroom . |
| 21 | Annina Nosei is not a galerist known for specialising in photography but she has arranged , this summer , a largish show of those whose work especially interests her . |
| 22 | John talked to Sara but she did n't listen , just nodded from time to time . |
| 23 | Felipe was glaring at Maggie but she decided to ignore him . |
| 24 | Well she wants to go to sleep but she also wanted to know what is happening . |
| 25 | She could hear cars and lorries swooshing past and tried desperately to call for help but she had no breath . |
| 26 | Benedicta 's eyes rounded in surprise but she smiled and agreed so quickly that the friar wondered if she , too , felt the kinship between them . |
| 27 | She looked like someone who had been struck without warning but she did not try to run or cry out . |
| 28 | Guilt swept over Constance but she felt like saying ‘ nor for me ’ , as Louise went on , ‘ Just for me , darling , say you 're sorry to your mother and then I 'll sort something out . |
| 29 | Old Mrs Brady never took to Moran but she grew very fond of the children . |
| 30 | She spoke of feelings but she knew nothing of sympathy or pity . |