Example sentences of "but [noun prp] [verb] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Pascoe found her a great deal of help in restoring his rather worn manly pride . |
| 2 | ‘ But Venutius opposed her and civil war broke out with husband and wife leading the warring factions . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ On what list ? ’ blurted Karen , but Jessica pulled her roughly by the arm , towards the knot of people gathered at the square steel entrance to the boat . |
| 4 | She reached out to Sarah longingly , trying to hold her hand , but Sarah thrust her away , unmoved by the quivering lips and tear-filled eyes her rejection caused . |
| 5 | Sarah 's flatmate Lucinda Craig Harvey recalls : ‘ Diana hero-worshipped her but Sarah treated her like a doormat . |
| 6 | She started to tuck the bedclothes more closely around her aunt , but Sarah pushed her away . |
| 7 | In the morning , Punch brought a letter from Trelorne , whose contents Aunt Emily did not reveal , but Alexandra found her in the drawing-room after luncheon . |
| 8 | But Will told her not to hurry . |
| 9 | Jinny had made one attempt to say something to the boy , but Doyle stopped her immediately , catching hold of her chin and jerking her head away . |
| 10 | While he was speaking , Emily tried to pick up the incriminating letter and slip it into her bag , but Marcus stopped her . |
| 11 | But Scarlet said she had to go home and see what was happening . |
| 12 | Once inside the house the child made for the kitchen , but Peggy stopped her , saying , ‘ You wo n't find Rosie there . |
| 13 | She began to speak , but Johnny hushed her . |
| 14 | Well the , all the others go on a Saturday but Heidi said she would be in it if she did n't have to go on Saturday , every Saturday , because she goes riding you see at nine o'clock nine till four so er Wendy said oh she 'll have her up on a Sunday afternoon the two or three principals . |
| 15 | But Dot said she wanted to come too . |
| 16 | I want us to marry , but Valerie says she 's not ready . |
| 17 | She 's very slim with curves in all the right places , but Dennis wanted her to be even thinner . |
| 18 | Soft his speech might be , but Meredith felt she was being speared by the twin daggers of his eyes . |
| 19 | Sweetheart appeared oblivious to their stares , but Frankie knew she was aware of all the eyes that turned in her direction as she sat with her legs crossed and her head lifted proudly . |
| 20 | But Nellie said she ‘ knowed it already : she were married ’ . |
| 21 | Leila stopped riding in Rentfree Aphrodite completely , but Ari knew she had n't discussed anything with Jordan yet . |
| 22 | They did n't enter the room he had come from , but Travis led her down to one she had rarely used . |
| 23 | She made to get up , but Travis waved her back . |
| 24 | Claudia thought briefly about leaving but Dana sent her a look of such mute appeal that she sighed and followed her twin . |
| 25 | She gave Dana her drink and turned to go , but Dana called her back . |
| 26 | It was about time she stopped feeling sorry for herself , the hurt and pain of losing mam would be with her for a long time , but Hari knew she could not let her grief incapacitate her , if she did not mend and make shoes she did not eat . |
| 27 | Oh Deborah was moaning cos she went to a party the other last one this week , I think at the beginning of the week , and the had Joey the clown and Mr Nuttey , she said oh I 'd like them , but Sue said she went sort of a bit earlier and see how they got on and eh , she said oh it was n't the same at five , they did n't respond and . |
| 28 | But Demelza reckons she even owes her life to Joe , 38 . |
| 29 | Charlotte refused to answer , but Ruth knew she was right . |
| 30 | Claudia starts to clean his wounds with mercurochrome , but Tepilit stops her . |