Example sentences of "but he [vb past] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mouth tightened but he released her wrist , eyes glittering , and she ran up the stairs , into her bedroom , slammed the door , locked it , then knew with a terrible deep certainty that she had run from her own desire . |
| 2 | So the attendant says to her , have you got a wrist watch and she had n't got her wrist watch on , but he spotted her wedding ring and he said , I 'll take that and she said , she had to hand her wedding er ring over and she vowed when she put that on that she would never |
| 3 | But he continued his work on the fountain pen and , in 1952 , introduced the Snorkel range , which was filled by means of a thin retractable tube under the nib . |
| 4 | But he respected her modesty and did nothing more . |
| 5 | When Wilfrid returned from his final visit to Rome Aethelred had abdicated but he summoned his nephew and appointed successor , Coenred , to meet Wilfrid and is said to have urged him to uphold Wilfrid 's cause ( Vita Wilfridi , ch. 57 ) . |
| 6 | Erlich did n't understand much Greek but he got her drift . |
| 7 | It got quite windy in the morning but he got his head down and played to par , not speaking hardly a word , even to me . |
| 8 | Anna Patricia O'Neil was born at a quarter after two the next morning , so Denis did n't get his Patrick after all , nor even his Denis , but he got his much-loved and hard-worked Hana back and for that he was grateful . |
| 9 | The language may sound archaic , ’ he commented , ‘ but he got his facts right . |
| 10 | I do n't think he ever remembered anything from one week to the next , but he smoked his pipe comfortably , looking as intelligent as he could . |
| 11 | But he worded his amendment to include a condemnation of IRA violence to preclude support from Sinn Fein councillors . |
| 12 | But he kept your secret , Pamela , and would not own that you gave any encouragement to his addresses . |
| 13 | I felt him rip the tape off my hands , but he kept my left arm in a hammer lock . |
| 14 | It was exactly what Jed had been waiting to hear , but he kept his voice level . |
| 15 | But he kept his anger under control and vowed to knuckle down and fight for a first-team future . |
| 16 | But he kept his composure in front of 2,000 excited Chinese fans and delighted a TV audience of more than 100 million with his last frame victory . |
| 17 | Lee would catch them , he always did , but he kept his own counsel because when Garry got mad he sent him home . |
| 18 | Nicholas 's arms ached to hold and comfort him but he kept his distance , sitting in an armchair with maximum space between them . |
| 19 | She sat watching him for a moment , hoping he would look around and smile ; but he kept his back turned to her and continued to gaze abstractedly out the window . |
| 20 | She opened her eyes but he kept his arm tightly round her , his lips pressed on hers , so she could not move . |
| 21 | Edward thought the Frenchman looked slightly ridiculous in his soft sarcenet gown and tawny-coloured boots , but he kept his face impassive . |
| 22 | But he kept his gaze level and his tone when he replied was perfectly courteous . |
| 23 | But he kept his hand on the hilt , and his eyes on the assassin . |
| 24 | Hotspur 's lance , steadily lowered as he came , selected its target , the foremost knight on the tallest horse , and struck the uplifted shield so strongly that the shock flattened its bearer back upon his horse 's crupper ; but he kept his seat gamely , rolling under the lance as it flashed by , to recover dizzily and swing a vehement though ineffective stroke with his sword , before the lurch and sway of the press carried him away . |
| 25 | ‘ So , that 's better ! ’ said Isambard grimly , and drew off from him and rose to his feet in one quick movement ; but he kept his hand on his dagger this time , and swung that hip away from the boy . |
| 26 | He did n't make any sort of sign of recognition , but he gulped his drink with urgency . |
| 27 | She smiled at him , but he buried his nose in his beer . |
| 28 | The snapping jaws missed , but he felt its far as it swung around and scampered away . |
| 29 | But he felt her warmth and friendliness , her sheer vitality reached out to move him . |
| 30 | For a few moments more she struggled , but he felt her resistance weakening . |