Example sentences of "at [noun] but she " in BNC.
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| 1 | I made a facial question-mark at Melanie but she just shrugged and edged closer . |
| 2 | She looked relaxed at a Guildhall lunch but a spokesman said : ‘ She has no plans to travel to Scotland at present but she has not made a final decision . ’ |
| 3 | The elder of the two policemen smiled at Sarah but she dropped her eyes and tried to busy herself at the sink . |
| 4 | I glanced at Carol but she was staring vacantly at the fire . |
| 5 | Felipe was glaring at Maggie but she decided to ignore him . |
| 6 | ‘ Nicola was known as a chatterbox at work but she was very good at keeping the secrets that really mattered . ’ |
| 7 | The old lady was at home but she grumbled incessantly at being called upon to go out on such a chilly morning . |
| 8 | ‘ Some people are good at borrowing but she 'll have to watch them to pay back . ’ |
| 9 | She 's not been taking them , she 's been able to sleep at night but she 's sleeping all day and all . |
| 10 | You remind me of bit , eh , you 're like a bit what Joanne 's like , except Joanne 's better at maths but she 's not very good at English , like when they were doing Animal Farm , I had to explain that it was a parody of the Russian revolution and everything and she just sat there with her mouth open . |
| 11 | He glanced at Catherine but she had obviously noticed nothing out of the way . |
| 12 | Dexter glanced at Blanche but she was as inscrutable as usual , diffident but assured . |
| 13 | Kate was still looking at Peter but she accepted the change of subject smoothly , like a skilful footballer changing tack to cope with a pass from an unexpected direction . |
| 14 | They could be at Buck House or , even worse , at Balmoral but she wanted to take the kids and her bald boyfriend to St Tropez . |
| 15 | She had been keen on the idea and had talked of planting more spruce for the specific object of selling them as trees at Christmas but she had died before they could do anything more about it . |