Example sentences of "but [verb] [subord] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She swore , but lay where she had fallen . |
| 2 | She tried to get to Ana but fainted as she moved . |
| 3 | Left to her own devices , Lucy wondered what she should do next , then realised she had little option but to wait until she ran into Silas . |
| 4 | She set it on the table , avoiding his stare , and made as if to leave , but stopped before she reached the door and looked in his eyes . |
| 5 | She was scribbling a note , but stopped when she saw Alice , with a smile that was both severe and weak , telling Alice that Pat had not wanted to face the business of goodbyes , and would now hurry through them . |
| 6 | Mrs Joe was saying as she came out of the kitchen , ‘ The pie — has — gone ! ’ but stopped when she saw the soldiers . |
| 7 | He said he had only offered to use the truncheon as a sex aid but desisted when she shook her head . |
| 8 | Failing miserably , she found herself sliding sideways , and there was nothing she could do but laugh as she hit the field quite hard and bike landed on top of her . |
| 9 | I could n't help but laugh when she replied : ‘ Oh , do n't worry , I 'm making the best of a bad job ! ’ |
| 10 | Peter muttered something resentful under his breath , but did as she asked . |
| 11 | She heard the sound of him dressing , but waited until she heard him add wood to the fire before sitting up . |
| 12 | Distraught Hobbins began pestering her , but apologised when she complained to his bosses at Chelsea Barracks . |
| 13 | Louisa began again , but faltered when she saw Emilia close her eyes and shake her head in the little bonnet she wore . |