Example sentences of "but she [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The word trembled on the tip of her tongue , but she choked it back just in time . |
| 2 | ‘ Julius — ’ she began , but she choked over his name . |
| 3 | Roxie stayed silent as if she was determined not to be cozened , but she shifted uneasily in her chair . |
| 4 | Annie must have been tired , but she drove quickly and cleverly , overtaking on the narrow road when she could and leaving Ellwood stranded . |
| 5 | Rose was silent in the car , but she drove in her usual manner only rather faster . |
| 6 | One , Destina Momrosier of Port-au-Prince , said she had taken the boat several times , usually with 500-600 other passengers , but she estimated that as many as 1,500 probably could fit aboard . |
| 7 | It was going to be a lecture but she hoped a more interesting one than most of those delivered by neat men with grey hair at the Police College . |
| 8 | She only had about fifty pence left from the money she had borrowed from her stepfather the day before , but she hoped that the young Italian barman , who fancied her , had not yet been sacked or moved on and would give her a margarita , free . |
| 9 | The last time she had been to the office she had been confined in a poky little interview room near the editor 's office , but she hoped to avoid that fate this time . |
| 10 | It was an inconsequential remark but she hoped it might lead to some interesting revelation on Ianthe 's part , that Bishop Heber had been an ancestor or that she loved Victorian poetry , for , looking at the bookshelves , she was sure that she did . |
| 11 | It was n't easy to pretend to be casual under their teasing , but she hoped she managed to conceal her real feelings . |
| 12 | She was too old for a doll 's house now so it did n't matter , but she hoped he would finish what he was doing for Oliver . |
| 13 | It would be good to clear the air , but she hoped it would hold off until after the party . |
| 14 | A police spokesman said yesterday the investigation , carried out under the supervision of the Police Complaints Authority , was ongoing but she hoped an inquest would open very soon . |
| 15 | The house felt lonely without him , but she realized that the strange feeling she had was one of happiness . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't think so , ’ she said , but she expressed the truth so artfully it sounded almost as if there was a possibility . |
| 17 | He dumped his kitbag and led her to an armchair , but she clung to him in a state of possessive disbelief which upset Charles even more than the deep depression he 'd been suffering from when he entered the flat . |
| 18 | She never touched the few adult books , mostly school text books , and she hid the copy of Lorna Doone , but she clung to the rest as if they were lifebelts . |
| 19 | He had expected her denial but she clung to him saying , ‘ But not enough , Harry . |
| 20 | But she clung on to the post , her body sinking to the floor , oblivious to the groans that issued from her own throat , and the words that formed on her lips . |
| 21 | I knew I should throw her to the patrol and make my own getaway , but she appealed to the chink in my armour . |
| 22 | He urged her to run into the house out of the rain and leave the work to him , but she declined ; the crates were heavy and awkward for one person to handle , and after all it was what she 'd come for . |
| 23 | Marianne Farningham became a member of the Northampton School Board in the mid-1880s , but she declined to canvass or address meetings , preferring to send a printed letter round to electors , though this ladylike course of action did not prevent her heading the poll . |
| 24 | But she declined . |
| 25 | When the woman had gone Anna was left in a very distressed state but she declined to say what had passed between her and the visitor . |
| 26 | But she declined an offer to go on the treadmill herself , telling patients : ‘ No thank you . |
| 27 | She said there would be about 150 spending cuts in Mr Clinton 's economic agenda , amounting to about $34 billion , but she declined to say whether this included health care savings . |
| 28 | But she added that prosecution and imprisonment by a criminal court did not serve the interests of the family as a whole , or of the child who remained part of it , or how victims would deal with contact with the abuser after release . |
| 29 | But she added : ‘ Numbers are one thing , effects are another . |
| 30 | But she added that she understood that AT&T was interested in setting up a competitor to Telecom Eireann . |