Example sentences of "[adj] but she [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She began to feel foolish but she had to talk to somebody and Miss Hatherby was the only person to whom she could turn . |
| 2 | So she 's completely and totally paralysed but she 's paralysed and can feel pain . |
| 3 | Her new position made her nervous but she kept breathing deeply to conquer it , and looked forward to proving herself worthy of the promotion . |
| 4 | She is apprehensive but she wants to see her husband and two sons . |
| 5 | She is apprehensive but she wants to see her husband and two sons . |
| 6 | Her weight returned to normal but she began to vomit regularly to keep it stable . |
| 7 | Lydia was n't actually desperately hungry but she managed to eat most of the pheasant , making vulgar noises of gastronomic appreciation . |
| 8 | I was really annoyed but she kept refusing . |
| 9 | True , it had taken her several minutes to decide whether the keys should be bunched or splayed but she had ceased fidgeting with them and settled into an abnormal quietude . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She was frightened but she wanted to please him . |
| 12 | She 's ever so , I mean she 's very quiet and sort of sweet but she 's got no |