Example sentences of "but when she [vb past] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gown was long , seemingly demure — but when she shifted her weight , he caught a flash of her thigh , and when she turned — God , when she turned , he could see the length of her naked spine … |
| 2 | Her large black hat covered most of her face , but when she lifted her head , I saw her dark eyes . |
| 3 | But when she brushed her hair out of her face and peered cautiously over at the bench Guy lay in the same position , completely unmoving . |
| 4 | But when she realized her son did not appreciate who was this doyenne of New York fashion she said out loud : ‘ Oh David , I can see you do n't know who Gloria Vanderbilt is , do you ? ’ |
| 5 | They were naturally thrilled but when she told her brother Charles of her marriage plans at their mother 's London apartment he wisecracked : ‘ Who to ? ’ |
| 6 | But when she heard her children were being maltreated she came back a year later and fought to have them returned to her . |
| 7 | But when she saw his look of mingled amazement and indignation , she knew beyond a doubt that he had nothing to do with it . |
| 8 | But when she saw his expression , the colour went out of her face . |
| 9 | Perdita felt too tired to eat , but when she tried her steak it was pure poetry , tender as velvet , juicy as an orange , and so exploding with flavour that she was soon piling her plate with potato purée , tomato salad and geranium-red barbecue sauce . |
| 10 | But when she opened her eyes , peering through the holes in her blanket , he was already back in the bedroom , turning on the little bedside light . |
| 11 | But when she put her head round Mrs. Mott 's door , the secretary , was not there . |
| 12 | This door , strangely , was n't locked , but when she removed her hand from the handle , she saw that the thick rubber glistened with some oily substance , and was glad she had put the gloves on as a precaution . |