Example sentences of "her [adv] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | As his hands slid down her upper arms and he drew her slowly but inexorably towards him , her throat grew dry . |
| 2 | I turned to my nearest fellow browser , intending to ask her politely but firmly to lead me to the nearest padded cell , but it came out wrong . |
| 3 | Blue eyes had flickered over her politely but with a definite lack of interest . |
| 4 | Zoser served her politely but with an air of detachment , as if his mind was on higher things . |
| 5 | Later he responds more positively to Vera 's shy advances and embraces her gently but respectfully when they are interrupted by Natalia . |
| 6 | Donna had helped her onto the sofa , woken her gently but then realized that she was becoming hysterical . |
| 7 | And pushed her gently but firmly into the room . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I did n't know her personally but the other night like , I think it was her that we seen on the Woodham Road . ’ |
| 9 | I tried to talk to her sensibly but she just would n't listen . ’ |
| 10 | He did n't like her much but wanted her to stay . |
| 11 | Matthew looked at her quizzically but said nothing more . |
| 12 | On the personal front she has to choose between her one-time fiancé Paul whom she loves but can not marry because he is Catholic and she is divorced , and Bernard , a fellow philologist who attracts her physically but is selfish , emotionally dishonest , and married . |
| 13 | Carrie greeted her coolly but Fred said heartily , ‘ That 's right , that 's right . |
| 14 | I have spoken to her already but she 's in a lot of distress . ’ |
| 15 | Yussuf tried to urge her away but she resisted his efforts . |
| 16 | He claims he only pushed her away but she fell back onto the knife . |
| 17 | Someone was half a length behind her on her outside but Kelly sensed that she had more in hand than he did . |
| 18 | Perhaps yes I did love her once but not any more . |
| 19 | I wanted to confess to her once but balanced that against the need to be loved by her . |
| 20 | He 'd wanted to escort her home but she had threatened to commit arson if he came within a quarter of a mile of the theatre . |
| 21 | I could not help her directly but only invoke the greatest power we eagles have . |
| 22 | He caught them and tried to hold her still but she fought him like a spitting cat . |
| 23 | I approached her carefully but she leaned away as I stretched out my hand . |
| 24 | He put out his hand towards her now but did n't touch her , saying , ‘ Do n't faint ; it wo n't help you any because I 'll only revive you with a jug of cold water and make you listen to the finish . |
| 25 | My brother-in-law 's with her now but visiting ends at eight and I have to take him home . |
| 26 | Social ostracism followed outbursts of silliness , hubby drank a lot , did n't hit her often but did bad-mouth her excessively , and took up fishing ; went away for weekends with male friends she 'd never heard of , Claimed to be tackling rivers but kept bringing home filleted sea fish on the Sunday night , and was always suspiciously careful to empty his pockets when he gave her his clothes to wash . |
| 27 | To head her media team the princess selected easy-going Australian Geoff Crawford who had never worked for her before but whose loyalty was assured by members of her household . |
| 28 | ‘ Mrs Duncan 's family pay well to keep her here but we ca n't have her attacking the other patients . |
| 29 | The home of Nona Pitt who had greatly troubled her life , the home of her employer , Chief Superintendent Coffin , who troubled her equally but differently . |
| 30 | Alexander served her well but failed her by not producing an heir when he married that French hussy . ’ |