Example sentences of "her [adv] but " in BNC.
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| 31 | Well I 've , I 've seen her today but she said she 'd er get me some socks and that out for , out for Lianne . |
| 32 | Meant to ring her today but I was |
| 33 | I have n't spoke to her , I meant to ring her today but it 's been all bloody go ! |
| 34 | His arms held her tightly but Maggie felt the cold wave of reality and shivered . |
| 35 | There was no attempt to glamorise her visually but by words and performance she really did become that desirable lady , one who would indeed swim naked with a Greek boatman . |
| 36 | Efforts were made to revive her there but these efforts failed . |
| 37 | He hated leaving her there but he descended the ladder because there was nothing else he could do . |
| 38 | She said the KGB minder in her own squad followed her everywhere but claimed not to speak any English . |
| 39 | So much detail was not available to her then but she would have agreed to it all and later she would be able to describe more of the room , the contents of the cabinets , even the names of the people represented in the photographs on top of the piano ; she did not know then that this was the first of many visits to this room . |
| 40 | He 'd loved her then but not now . |
| 41 | I noticed that she was very modest in front of me , going through mild contortions putting on her undies beneath her dressing-gown , and once when it fell off , revealing her shabbily but quite decently clad in a mauve rayon slip , she snatched it up with a quick " Sorry dear " . |
| 42 | Tilting her face , he kissed her briefly but thoroughly . |
| 43 | For one terrifying moment she thought he was going to subdue her again but she threw him off with a shove . |
| 44 | Perhaps he had no intention of making love to her again but had merely invited ] her round for a meal and a couple of hours of music and conversation , out of a sense of gratitude for her loyalty and her repeated assurances that she believed in his innocence . |
| 45 | He kissed Frau Nordern , Erika , and Omi , holding her firmly but gently , and staring into her old eyes , and saying , Do remember our little chat this afternoon , dear sister , ’ and she , her eyes moist , like a well refilling after a drought , promised that she would . |
| 46 | Dad simply pushed her forward but I heard him whisper , ‘ Move along , yer 'olding up the service . ’ |
| 47 | Sometimes she thought from the way he seemed to watch her that he might like her too but he had never said anything and Sally was beginning to be afraid he never would . |
| 48 | True , they had behaved coldly to her afterwards but that was probably because they were envious of the success of her tea parties , to which she did not always feel obliged to invite them … |
| 49 | He bent to kiss her lightly but lingeringly on the lips . |