Example sentences of "have all [be] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has all been a fantastic myth exploded by grim reality . |
| 2 | He had rendered her almost mindless there and it had all been a cheap trick , not even part of his wish to get her to accept her father . |
| 3 | Now she finally had to admit that it had all been a total failure . |
| 4 | It had all been a far cry from the excitement of her engagement to the handsome young houseman when the Stevenses had celebrated with a party in the garden of their home . |
| 5 | Perhaps it really had all been a terrible misunderstanding . |
| 6 | And as if it had all been a bad dream , Tara wakes up soon after . |