Example sentences of "but she was [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't easy to make out his expression , but she was watching him as carefully as she could . |
| 2 | She trusted him , for her own part , without reserve or doubt ; but she was trusting him for those who crossed the river and took the risks . |
| 3 | Normally he handed over responsibility for the routine maintenance of their relationship to Ellen , but she was letting him down , so he was going to try the only technique he knew : drop some explosive overboard and see what floated to the surface . |
| 4 | But she was giving him that right , she felt like shouting . |
| 5 | Alice nodded , but she was examining him critically . |