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She did not want to go, but everyone knew it was an important event.
She did not want to go, but everyone knew it was an important event.
He wanted to walk, but he was asked by his friend to take the bus.
He wanted to walk, but he was asked by his friend to take the bus.
The building was built in 72 AD, but it was not built in one day.
The building was built in 72 AD, but it was not built in one day.
The children were sure they could find the missing book, but their mother already knew where it was.
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The sentence that has a shift in its verb voice is:
"He wanted to walk, but he was asked by his friend to take the bus."
In this sentence, "wanted" is in active voice, while "was asked" is in passive voice. This creates a shift in verb voice within the sentence.
