Example sentences of "she of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone likes an occasional splurge , some of us — like Imelda Marcos ( she of the 3,000 pairs of shoes and 500 bras ) — more than others . |
| 2 | Helen believed that their acquaintance would ripen into a warm friendship , equalling her affection for Jane Aldis , but did not believe that she and Edward could ever fall in love , so convinced was she of her own ‘ ordinariness ’ . |
| 3 | She keeps nothing hidden from Edward , so confident is she of his love and so secure in her belief in the future that lies before them , unconventional and home-based : |
| 4 | Approaching Dame Shirley Porter , she of the generously ample proboscis , Larry chipped in : ‘ I think it 's absolutely marvellous you bothered to turn up . |
| 5 | She thought bitterly of the spots she of ten got at the comers of her mouth or across her forehead . |
| 6 | Those kind of people did not drift through their days in a bored and aimless way , as she of ten did . |
| 7 | She of course is in a hurry to return to Rome where she left a sweetheart and has offered to do the ironing there to save on laundry expenses so great is her anxiety to be taken . |
| 8 | The whole route was lined by men of the Cent-Gardes , whose immobility was such that according to one guest ‘ they might have been statues ’ , but she felt unable to study them in detail , so terrified was she of slipping on the highly polished parquet that her whole mind was fixed on arriving safely at the dining room . |
| 9 | For this purpose such books as She of Rider Haggard , and Lost Horizon of Hilton , and Tolkien 's Fellowship of the Ring , and Eddison 's The Worm Ouroboros , help to give the imagination a new dimension . |
| 10 | Theresa Berkley ( she of the brothel famous for the variety of its flagellation equipment ) called her ‘ The reviver of erotic literature in the present century ’ . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She never could have done in Europe what she did in New York ; I can not think of an artist who points up this issue more clearly and I can not understand why she of all people was left out of the show . |
| 13 | For Charlotte ( she of the pills and bread knife ) , good friends and blind faith were the main factors which helped to cope . |
| 14 | ‘ Is she of a good family , like Mercy ? ’ asked his surprised mother , who had come in during the conversation . |
| 15 | The Roll of Kenilworth had indicated that there was no legitimate Deveril issue so was she of some bastard line ? |
| 16 | She of the hole . ’ |
| 17 | John runs the transport department with the help of his assistant Angela Pelling [ she of the friendly voice who used to answer all calls on the Felcourt switchboard ] . |
| 18 | She could swear , that in those few seconds before the interruption , Fen had been as aware of her as she of him . |
| 19 | Rosemary Conley she of the hip and thigh diet now wants you to Shape Up For Summer . |
| 20 | But the path of true love never did run smooth and who could blame Orsino for overlooking this waif-life creature with the short , dark , cropped hair for the Countess Olivia , she of the long flowing hair and dresses . |
| 21 | She of Hiroshima mon Amour and The Lover , Marguerite Duras is an expert chronicler and cartographer of close relationships . |
| 22 | Would n't she of done better to take erm a six month 's course in secretarial skills ? |
| 23 | we , you see , and she of was often pottering in her garden |
| 24 | She brought with her in the car anything of mine that she had been able to find in the house ( plus a few things that just reminded her of me ) and they were all dumped in my front hall . |
| 25 | If you feel that your child may be mixing with youngsters who sniff glue , you could talk to your child and warn him or her of the possible risks and dangers involved . |
| 26 | Olive loved it when Steve got excited like this , somehow it always reminded her of her father . |
| 27 | I 'm advising Rosita , by the way reminding her of Malcolm Lowry , of whom we 're all fans . |
| 28 | Some of the paintings almost reminded her of the Hudson Valley , but she had n't seen the Hudson River in nearly a year . |
| 29 | For example : to move from one foot to two in any glissade , it can and should be when first studied a smooth gliding movement as it is when Albrecht gently draws Giselle to sit on the bench before telling her of his love . |
| 30 | Suzanne Greenhill , 20 , had been blindfolded — depriving her of the last sense she could have used to identify the attacker — and her underwear had been stuffed in her mouth . |