Example sentences of "all [pron] [vb past] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pot-bellied tosser told me that the club wished to make a gesture in recognition of all I had done for the ‘ Stiffs ’ during my spell as manager , and after much discussion it was agreed that they could best show their appreciation by raising the price of my season ticket for next year by 25 per cent . |
| 2 | He worked in Whitehall , that 's all I 'd known at the time . |
| 3 | I was really enjoying my new status as a mother and being at home and caring for Danielle and watching her grow and learn was all I wanted to do for the rest of my life . |
| 4 | All I wanted to do for the first few weeks was to let Skipper get to know me and his surroundings . |
| 5 | Have I written all I wanted to write about the room , or have I left out something important ? |
| 6 | Although , as an exercise against Republican democracy , the military rising of 18 July 1936 had had the backing of all who had sympathized with the Nationalist cause , there were many who felt that the result of the war — a military dictatorship — was not what they had intended . |
| 7 | The leader of the rebels , Imam Yasin Abu Bakr , demanded Robinson 's resignation , the establishment of a coalition interim government ( including himself ) , the holding of national elections within 90 days and an amnesty for all who had participated in the coup . |
| 8 | Is that all you wanted to say about the down side ? |
| 9 | As a matter of fact , that what they were lacking in and we er we had a driller and er we had a driller and er horizontal lather for turning and a grinder , when I say grinder I mean emery wheel , and that 's about all we 'd got in the shop . |
| 10 | and , all , all we kept saying on the train coming down Bob and I oh I hope we can slide down the bannisters |
| 11 | The first to come , and one of the most interesting from Pumfrey 's point of view , was Tom Tedder , who sprawled easily in his chair , seemed as little tensed up as it is possible to be when involved in a murder case , and told them all they needed to know about the teachers ' attitude to the school 's star pupil . |
| 12 | All he 'd got for the mite was a tatty old kite |
| 13 | It was probable that he had not , and best in any case not to go near ; soon he would miss her , want her back , and perhaps give his permission for the marriage despite all he had said to the contrary . |
| 14 | All he had said at the interview , apart from ‘ I completely agree with you ’ and ‘ You are absolutely right , Headmaster ! ’ was ‘ Let's get this show on the road ! ’ |
| 15 | Mr Roberts was thanked for all he had done for the Society since its inception . |
| 16 | At Monaco , his drive-shaft failed and all he had to show for the race was his twenty-two laps in the lead . |
| 17 | So , together with his engraving , etching and aquatinting materials and his pigments for colours which he always mixed carefully himself , it was in the summer of 1800 that he decided to go north ( to the Lakes ) to begin once again and to try to rid himself of all he had learnt over the last decade and ‘ to adhere as faithfully as possible to nature . |