Sentence examples for but when pressed to from inspiring English sources

But when pressed to say whether it did pose such a threat, he declined to say.

But when pressed to explain them, she simply smiled and looked down.

But when pressed to name a favorite, he said: "I like van Gogh the best.

But when pressed to expand on his memories of that Sunday afternoon his tone softens.

She auditioned for Fellini's "City of Women" but, when pressed to commit, merely fluttered her eyelashes, the eternal soubrette.

But when pressed to explain why these errors are errors, all they can offer is the not-so-excellent response: "They just are".

The ECB distanced itself from such suggestions when pressed to comment, but Flower himself was evasive when asked for a clear answer on Sky after the final Ashes Test.

But, when pressed specifically to comment about Czech hockey, Conte said, "Their creativity with the puck, teamwork-wise, is unsurpassed".

A Compaq spokesman pointed out that the company's most popular models are shipped with Windows 98, but when pressed had to admit that the cheapest Presario and Deskpro models are still shipped with the old version of the operating system.

But when pressed as to whether he thought marriage equality had a place at the convention, he could only muster a non-committal reply.

In their respective headquarters, advisers made convincing cases for why their candidate had the clearer path to 270 electoral votes, but when pressed they admitted to sleepless nights about a result that was expected to come down to only a sliver of the electorate.