Example sentences of "[adj] [be] she [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 How interested is she in the preparation of this dress ?
2 Owen could hardly bear to look at her , so much was she at the mercy of the music , plunging with it into pits of despair , rising with it to heights of exaltation that were almost unbearable .
3 There were moments when Henry thought she would not turn up for the funeral , so magnificent was she about the whole thing , but as the date approached he noticed she was wearing more and more black jewellery , black scarves , capes , cloaks and jerseys , stockings , blouses and hats .
4 But , as if mesmerized , she found herself getting out of her orange caftan and darting almost minnow-like into the navy-blue dress , so ashamed was she of the greyness of her pants , which had practically detached themselves from the elastic .
5 Stick with me ; but watch out for Mabel Nostil , that 's her at the end with the black hair .
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