Example sentences of "[to-vb] what all " in BNC.

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1 I want to know what all the fuss is about .
2 Want to know what all the umpires and referees are receiving as gifts from the USTA at this year 's US Open ?
3 ‘ Before we go any further , I want to know what all this is about . ‘
4 We have been unable to discover what all this apparatus is for and wondered if you might be able to shed some light on the matter ?
5 At this , the sorely-tried husband had broken into such cries of frustration and wrath that the good doctor had thrust aside his plate and gone out into the hall to discover what all the hullabaloo was about .
6 And if you happen to be too young to remember rock'n'roll the first time around , this is the perfect way to discover what all the fuss was about !
7 Nowadays , when we look back at old photographs and films of the 1950s rock and roll craze , and the Teddy Boys , it is easy to wonder what all the fuss was about .
8 You could see he was now beginning to wonder what all this was leading up to .
9 That they have charm is undeniable , but initially their set is such a lacklustre affair that you really begin to wonder what all the fuss is about .
10 That they have charm is undeniable , but initially their set is such a lacklustre affair that you really begin to wonder what all the fuss is about .
11 ‘ I could n't diet , ’ Robyn declared , deliberately not allowing herself to imagine what all the women he had known would look like .
12 In hindsight , it 's difficult to understand what all the furore was about , since Sikorsky only took a minority stake in Westland , but at the height of the storm Cuckney found himself in the unwelcome glare of national publicity .
13 It 's hard to understand what all the worrying was about .
14 He found it hard to understand what all the fuss was about , what possible pleasure there could be in waving a stick about for hours , catching nothing .
15 It must be quite hard for today 's generation of personal computer users to grasp what all the fuss is about over the , so-called , ‘ font wars ’ .
16 Today the girls stand in the courtyard of the Columbus Clinic in Via Buanarotti near the Fiera ( Metro stops Buonarotti or Wagner , for those determined to see what all the fuss was about ; purely in the interests of research , of course ) .
17 Maybe it 's not easy to see what all this has to do with cancer , but you must bear with me if I tell you that it has .
18 They look up from their table to see what all the commotion is about , and then continue to eat .
19 failed to see what all the passengers
20 Gil Benson examines the latest release of Excel — version 4 — to see what all the fuss is about .
21 A bus drew up at the lights and the driver , an excitable Puerto Rican , climbed down from his cab to see what all the fuss was about .
22 ‘ I 've been trying to get hold of you to see what all this nonsense is about .
23 Now the Paul Turner-directed film is to be screened on the channel again tomorrow week at 7.45pm and this time non-Welsh speakers will have the opportunity to see what all the fuss is about there will be sub-titles .
24 With convergence also on the issue of regional autonomy , it is hard to see what all the fuss and bother is about .
25 Looking at the book one is tempted to ask what all the fuss is about .
26 There was a week in 1986 when Fleet Street and Westminster were convulsed with a rumour that Home Sectretary Leon Brittan had been caught interferring with a small boy ; no newspaper dared to print what all " in the know " were discussing until " Private Eye " published the story with the explanation that it was utterly false , and circulated to damage the Home Secretary by an anti-semitic faction in MI5 .
27 " How extraordinary to hear you say that , " said Clara , " I was expecting you to say what all my other friends say , that I must clear out quick , be ruthless , cut all ties , leave her to it , live my own life .
28 He came , amiable , assured , and planted himself in her doorway to enquire what all the fuss was about .
29 A study by the OECD tries to forecast what all these extra grey heads mean for public spending in different countries over the next 40 years , assuming that government policies remain unchanged .
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