Example sentences of "but [pron] could do [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she could do nothing about it . |
| 2 | But she could do nothing , while Sylvie 's presence drew everyone like a charm . |
| 3 | She knew Guy could feel the sudden acceleration of her pulse , but she could do nothing to stop the traitorous throbbing . |
| 4 | But she could do nothing about it ; she was frozen , inside and out . |
| 5 | Ruth kept her distance from him but she could do nothing about the wretched aura that surrounded him . |
| 6 | But we could do nothing with that English nose of yours . |
| 7 | I called my stepfather , who tried to help her , but we could do nothing . |
| 8 | It was a different story after the break with the Witham defence under pressure throughout with Banks saving a penalty , but he could do nothing when a free kick by McCarthy took a deflection on its way into the net . |