Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [noun] but she " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He turned to Marian but she had already plunged far down into unconsciousness , overwhelmed by the need for sleep . |
| 3 | He glanced towards Rain but she took the lofty view that bribing security men was not her concern . |
| 4 | I glanced at Carol but she was staring vacantly at the fire . |
| 5 | Dexter glanced at Blanche but she was as inscrutable as usual , diffident but assured . |
| 6 | He glanced at Catherine but she had obviously noticed nothing out of the way . |
| 7 | John talked to Sara but she did n't listen , just nodded from time to time . |
| 8 | Old Mrs Brady never took to Moran but she grew very fond of the children . |
| 9 | She spoke of feelings but she knew nothing of sympathy or pity . |
| 10 | The elder of the two policemen smiled at Sarah but she dropped her eyes and tried to busy herself at the sink . |