Example sentences of "but she gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tried to start things up in a halfhearted sort of way , but she gave him an ultimatum . |
| 2 | Our Life President , Lady Sybil Clampe , was unable to be with us because she had been hemmed in by an inconsiderate BMW in the station car park in Swindon , but she gave a rousing presidential address over her car phone . |
| 3 | But she gave most of it to a charity promoting adult literacy , living instead on the £115,000 presidential salary . |
| 4 | But she gave no impression of being a recluse . |
| 5 | He took a few steps towards her and raised his hand to touch her neck , but she gave a little shake of her head and that set him stumbling backwards . |
| 6 | But she gave herself up to police and told them her real motive was to win attention for emotional problems . |
| 7 | Suicide attempts ( ‘ Not that it was serious , ’ she told him , ‘ just attention-seeking ’ ) , anorexia , the odd abortion ( only one in her case , but she gave the impression this was well below average ) and messy affairs with married men . |
| 8 | I intended to ask the Baronessa Dulcibene why she had come to pay her last respects to this mysterious Englishman but she gave me a glassy look of non-recognition and moved rapidly away with her companion . |
| 9 | But she gave as much to me as she could . |
| 10 | Flaubert was distressed and begged for mercy , but she gave him no quarter . ’ |
| 11 | The girl must have heard him but she gave no sign . |
| 12 | He was right but she gave no hint . |
| 13 | Folly doubted if she would care what Luke got up to , but she gave her the flowers none the less . |
| 14 | She had been disappointed in her first sight of him , but she gave him an amused little smile , hoping that he was not one who doted on cats . |
| 15 | Before they parted it seemed to Sophia that he was trying to draw Ianthe aside , as if to make an assignation with her , but she gave him so little encouragement , indeed seemed almost to avoid him , that he had to be content with looking forward to the doubtful pleasure of meeting the whole party the next evening after dinner at the Trevi fountain . |
| 16 | ‘ You still want to be my chief fuel technician ? ’ he teased , but she gave a mock pout . |
| 17 | Theda 's lips whitened , but she gave no other sign of the distress this label caused her . |
| 18 | ‘ We 're so sorry about what happened to poor old Goosie Lucy but she gave us no choice . |
| 19 | ‘ He was an affectionate man , but she gave little in return . |
| 20 | She was n't good at being silly , but she gave herself over to the moment . |
| 21 | The touch of it electrified her , but she gave no sign . |
| 22 | He waved to me , but she gave me a menacing glare . |
| 23 | And she started off quite well there , she was a little bit erm lonely and missed her and everything but she gave the appearance sticking it out until I spoke to Mary last time when she said oh . |
| 24 | But she gave to er , it was Elisha 's before . |