Example sentences of "she [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Approaching Dame Shirley Porter , she of the generously ample proboscis , Larry chipped in : ‘ I think it 's absolutely marvellous you bothered to turn up . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | For Charlotte ( she of the pills and bread knife ) , good friends and blind faith were the main factors which helped to cope . |
| 7 | She of the hole . ’ |
| 8 | 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 ] . |
| 9 | Rosemary Conley she of the hip and thigh diet now wants you to Shape Up For Summer . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Leo Vincey is forced by the events of She towards the same decision as the one which destroyed his counterpart Kallikrates . |
| 12 | They were standing in the kitchen , she near the stove , he near the door . |
| 13 | Her parting from him took place in a field of buttercups and small cows ; they had gone there together on their bicycles one hot afternoon , she with the intention of reading her book , and he with the intention of persuading her to remove as many of her clothes as possible . |
| 14 | The status of SHE within the inquiry had also steadily risen . |
| 15 | Christopher Petrie and Jane lived for a year as neighbours : he in the manor and she in the stables-converted cottage , which she made much cosier and more inviting than the manor — one reason perhaps why Christopher spent so much time there . |
| 16 | She in the valley is so shy |
| 17 | Why was she in the MASH camp ? |
| 18 | And as she stirred her cup of tea , and sipped it , she lost track of the conversation entirely , so engrossed was she in the visual aspect of the scene presented to her : she did not know where first to look , so dazzling and amazing were the objects and vistas and arrangements before her . |
| 19 | Nor was she in the gaming room with its low lights on green baize tables , circles of hands restless with chips , cards , cigarettes , while the tension adjusted itself with each soft call of the croupiers . |
| 20 | How long was she in the workhouse ? ’ |
| 21 | So absorbed was she in the effort of preparing herself mentally for what lay ahead that she did not glance upstream as she drove across Cookham Bridge and wonder why there were no party-goers gathered round a marquee on the lawn of Swans ' Meadow , why indeed there was no marquee pitched on the lawn at all . |
| 22 | Cara had seen neither member of Frizingley 's force herself ; nor was she in the least surprised that two men armed only with truncheons should shirk from attempting to enforce their will upon St Jude 's . |
| 23 | Lou and I have always presented a good public face : we make a happily married couple , a busy professional pair ; she in the media — seen as a little suspect , a little too clever for her own good — he in the interpretive arts : sensitive , hard-working , dedicated : often away . |
| 24 | Nor was she in the least bit jealous about whoever his engagement was with — but she 'd lay odds it was n't with his Prague-residing brother ! |
| 25 | How interested is she in the preparation of this dress ? |
| 26 | Is she in the |
| 27 | And she in the blinking car |
| 28 | Is , is she in the house ? |
| 29 | They think they have seen her somewhere before — was she on the television last night ? |
| 30 | She on the Hills , which want only |