Example sentences of "but [verb] when she " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Mrs Joe was saying as she came out of the kitchen , ‘ The pie — has — gone ! ’ but stopped when she saw the soldiers . |
| 3 | He said he had only offered to use the truncheon as a sex aid but desisted when she shook her head . |
| 4 | I could n't help but laugh when she replied : ‘ Oh , do n't worry , I 'm making the best of a bad job ! ’ |
| 5 | Distraught Hobbins began pestering her , but apologised when she complained to his bosses at Chelsea Barracks . |
| 6 | Louisa began again , but faltered when she saw Emilia close her eyes and shake her head in the little bonnet she wore . |