Example sentences of "but she [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 The honey was fermenting but she chewed up the nut and swallowed it avidly ; then , encouraged by Tom , she dipped her finger in the honey and licked it clean .
2 But she laid down the rebec on her knees , and looked up at Bénezet with a fiercely thoughtful face .
3 ‘ Course , in time she came to know her mother 's death was n't an ordinary drowning accident , but she kept up the pretence .
4 For a moment , Donna felt tears welling up in her eyes but she fought back the pain , forced the thoughts away .
5 Her eyelids fluttered and she went deathly white , but she fought back the dizzying sensation , her hands coming up to brace herself against fitzAlan 's chest while the world righted itself .
6 Lady Grubb knew a great deal about antiques and owned some beautiful pieces , but she topped up the genuine furnishings with reproduction Jacobean coffee tables and plastic cruets .
7 She had the insane desire to tell all that to this man , but she bit back the words .
8 But she bit back the words .
9 It was on the tip of her tongue then to ask if he had managed to dispatch the papers to whoever they were destined for , but she held back the question before it got uttered .
10 The engaged tone bleeping in Robyn 's ear confirmed the good sense of this judgement , but she put down the receiver reluctantly .
11 Michelle was the only one on duty there , but she put down the latest James Herbert long enough to tell me that yes , they had sent for an Airborne messenger just after eleven , and that Anna kept asking if I 'd called .
12 McKenzie tried to push her head under water but she pulled out the plug .
13 Anne 's face was red and she felt ready to burst with anger but she picked up the baby and escaped to the bathroom .
14 He was right , of course , she knew that , but she picked up the brandy Mick got her and downed it in one , then hovered on the edge of her seat until he gave up and walked her home .
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