Example sentences of "all [vb past] [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | All wiped out in the War and he was brought up in an orphanage . |
2 | Silence for a moment , while we all gazed meditatively at the floor . |
3 | On Tuesday they all got together in the Trades and Labour Hall and they were very excited at that stage . |
4 | A dark close , a dark eerie house with silent people inside , and confused , childish tales of evil spells and horror — all made up for the ostracism of the two Rosin children . |
5 | Paul Mellon 's generosity to educational , artistic and environmental causes is astonishing over $600 million in all made primarily through the Paul Mellon Foundation and the Old Dominion Foundation . |
6 | Nutty stood frowning , not able to complain , her insides all knotted up at the thought of jumping in . |
7 | It caused probably the first mythical switchboard ( since phones were only just installed ) , the cancelling of the Thursday night repeat was discussed in Parliament , Prince Philip loved it , Peter Cushing ( as Winston ) became a star , and the genuine sewer rats used for ‘ that ’ sequence all passed out under the studio lights . |
8 | From the moment they all tumbled out of the minibus on the edge of the woods , the prime objective was to see who could collect the most conkers . |
9 | ‘ We all moved back into the drawing-room for coffee , ’ said Henry , ‘ and I performed my arty trick with the cream and the back of a spoon . ’ |
10 | We all moved out of the church down to the lake which glistened brightly , though the island itself was still mist-shrouded . |
11 | We all clustered silently by the door until a chilling moan from Mandeville and a despairing shout of ‘ Oh , no ! ’ sent us hurrying into the church . |
12 | For instance , building-society deposits , bank cash accounts , and National Savings holdings all rose sharply throughout the period , especially with high interest rates prevailing for almost the whole of the 1970s . |
13 | What told most against Pétain , however , was that while Joffre , Foch and de Castelnau all swam vigorously with the current , he alone stood against the prevailing tide of the de Grandmaison movement . |
14 | And , them will survive there , but during er the Winter , starting October , you could see the face of the plantation of that was facing the sea , it all scorched up towards the end of O of er December . |
15 | Yeah , well th that all petered out in the end , did n't it ? |
16 | There were only four women at the time but we all believed firmly in the need to organize women . |
17 | Fred and then they all came round in the evening , and then on S Sunday , went to church and were invited out for lunch , and I went to see my mummy and daddy . |
18 | I saw you and Oliver in the café when we all came up from the beach . |
19 | Marion had hoped for a disco maybe , or else a smart hotel , but this … well , once weddings were in the air , they all came out of the woodwork : aunts and cousins you had n't seen in years , bringing engagement presents . |
20 | He told the Echo today : ‘ It all came out of the blue . |
21 | When we arrived , Heathcliff , Hareton , and Joseph all came out of the house to inspect the child . |
22 | ‘ The best scores from weekly magazines came from City Limits and New Stateman & Society ; the Literary Review scored well ; the TLS and London Review of Books were disappointing , and the worst scores of all came in from the Spectator and Time Out . |
23 | The King , the Queen and their lords and ladies all came down to the beach to wave goodbye . |
24 | Many experiments were done to decide who should have responsibility for controlling the sound ; but eventually it all came down to the engineers , assisted by meters and ( most important of all ) a keen musical sense . |
25 | ‘ We had agreed to wait until they all came back from the States . ’ |
26 | I do not know whether the other two also had prior knowledge , but no one gave any indication to this effect as we all filed silently to the Cabinet Room . |
27 | We all filed out of the church , leaving Queen Margaret with her shadows whilst we waited in the warm autumn sunshine . |
28 | We all filed out of the assembly hall . |
29 | They all climbed on to the top of the fence . |
30 | They went to school on Saturday mornings , and at 12.30 when the bell went they all poured out of the school gates . |