Example sentences of "[vb past] she of [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She instanced her of a long line of lagers , I consumed three Waistwatchers , two Seckburgers , an American Way and a double order of Tuckleberry Pie . |
| 2 | I told her of the dead snake that you and she had found once , and which had been your special secret . |
| 3 | I told her of the big green seas , all crinkled and slow , heaving up astern as the icy wind scoured their tops into freezing spume . |
| 4 | She admitted it tempestuously as Luke deprived her of the erotic stimulation of his mouth , opening her eyes just in time to see the blaze of triumph in his as he heard her . |
| 5 | With the coat-collar of his Burberry turned up , he reminded her of a private eye in a film — she was under surveillance , everything about him accentuated his detailed analysis of her appearance , and she felt a shiver at what it might portend . |
| 6 | Yes , he reminded her of a stuffy headmaster she had once had , someone who found fault with everyone , however much they tried . |
| 7 | Kate was n't particularly fanciful , but Dara reminded her of a black panther she 'd seen once in a zoo . |
| 8 | This reminded her of a stately home . |
| 9 | The walls were brick lined and the floor covered with dull tiles set in a herringbone pattern that reminded her of a Roman villa she had once seen near the South Coast . |
| 10 | He reminded her of a small , vole-like animal , a guinea pig or a mole . |
| 11 | He reminded her of a large , slow wherry . |
| 12 | Her cousin Liz had always said that Ross reminded her of a ferocious , hungry lion gliding smoothly through the tall grass of life , looking for his supper ! |
| 13 | He reminded her of a naughty little boy standing with his trousers around his ankles , and his willy hanging like a worm between his legs . |
| 14 | They reminded her of the cardboard kaleidoscope she had as a child , packed with coloured fragments , which she looked into for hours , turning and watching , turning and watching . |
| 15 | Moloch reminded her of the Vartaq Veil . |
| 16 | It reminded her of the first time she 'd seen him . |
| 17 | He reminded her of the ancient tradition of Christianity in that part of Ireland , one that dated back to the first century after the crucifixion , before Rome was supreme . |
| 18 | It reminded her of the old days when just a passing glance of his could reduce her to a state of burning confusion . |
| 19 | She wondered why he did n't step across it ; he reminded her of the white mice they had let out of the cage one day . |
| 20 | He reminded her of the mad professor in her comics . |
| 21 | She kept clear of everybody in the house in case they reminded her of the ill person her uncle had become . |
| 22 | It immediately reminded her of the unforgettable night at Ali 's Alley when she had met Sanborn , her jazz idol , who had then discreetly found out from her friends which of his songs was her favourite and made an impromptu appearance on stage to play it especially for her . |
| 23 | It reminded her of the disastrous pole-vault on the school sports-day , when Enid had cast a spell on Mildred 's pole to help her , but had inadvertently overdone the magic and Mildred had sailed through Miss Hardbroom 's study window . |
| 24 | In her view the film had been ‘ quite careful ’ to show that it was an allegory and it reminded her of the British classic film Black Narcissus . |
| 25 | Miranda and Angus sat in a velvet-lined , crimson booth that reminded her of an old-fashioned railway carriage . |