Example sentences of "but she [vb mod] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bride might have been educated , might have travelled , might speak English well , but she would wear gold and henna , she would dress and look the part of an Al Ain bride . |
| 2 | She would never have a confrontation but she would get things done her way . |
| 3 | Susan could n't think of anything she 'd like to do less , but she would support Maggie . |
| 4 | Divorce is against my wife 's principles but she might get ideas as to a legal separation . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But she 'll miss Ma . |
| 6 | Nor was she in the least bit jealous about whoever his engagement was with — but she 'd lay odds it was n't with his Prague-residing brother ! |
| 7 | Yes but she can give advice . |
| 8 | all the memory cells and it destroys recent ones so she ca n't remember things from recent but she can remember things from years and years and years ago , it 's really funny . |
| 9 | She may not be able to read or write but she can convert dollars , francs , rand , etc into escudos ! |
| 10 | I 'll send some medicine for her , but she will need fruit and milk , and some other special things that I 'll write down on a piece of paper for you . ’ |
| 11 | She heard him whisper something against her hair which she thought sounded like ‘ bastard ’ but she must have misheard , because why would he say that ? |
| 12 | Liz replaced the receiver and tried to keep calm , but she could feel panic , fever , tears approaching . |
| 13 | He was silent , but she could sense anger burning slowly inside him and wondered if it was directed at her . |
| 14 | Carrie could n't see his face because she was behind him but she could see Nick 's . |
| 15 | He nodded , his mouth a bitter line , but she could see acceptance in the way he bowed his dark head , and she felt deep compassion for him , for his wasted life and wasted efforts and wasted pain . |
| 16 | She could n't see Oliver anywhere , but she could see Dickie , standing some way back in the crowd . |
| 17 | She moved away , walking beside the river , but she could hear footsteps behind her in the grass , and felt love all around her , like perfume in the air . |
| 18 | The room was empty , but she could hear Mr Browning 's voice from the bedroom and was now certain that was where the cry was coming from . |
| 19 | At the Reception Desk , no one , but she could hear voices from a part of the room that was out of sight . |
| 20 | But she could cut heather for a bed . |
| 21 | They were too far away for her to recognise faces , but she could imagine John and Angela among them , unaware that they had been pursued all the way from Romania . |
| 22 | Having got this joke out of the way , she was then told no she could not have money for food , but she could have cash for a carpet . |