Example sentences of "all [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were several injuries and all healed up after a while . |
| 2 | Maria Teresa : When her mother died , Black Irene gave out such a blood-curdling scream in the middle of the night that we all woke up with a jump . |
| 3 | Friday evening was spent mastering rhythm-changes on the piano and weaving cheerfully around the furniture in an Edinburgh tenement , and on Saturday and Sunday we all camped out in a School Dance Studio for movement sessions . |
| 4 | Unbelievably , it all dried out without a bubble , and was duly admired by our visitors the following day . |
| 5 | All fired up for a marathon effort |
| 6 | All yelped out in a voice that would wake the dead or summon up the devil from the deepest ring of hell . |
| 7 | Why get all worked up about a crag that is unclimable for most of the time ? |
| 8 | But before Molly could answer they all looked out as a car breasted the top of the small hill and lit them as brightly as actors on a stage . |
| 9 | Some are coming from as far afield as Germany , so today , despite abysmal flying conditions , they all went up for a rehearsal . |
| 10 | Then we all went out for a drink . |
| 11 | We were joined there by George and Marion and we all went off to a skiing resort called Gargellen . |
| 12 | Then they all went off for a visit to the zoo |
| 13 | I get all dolled up for a party and then I look at myself in the mirror and suddenly chicken out , put my jeans on , ruffle up my hair , and only then do I feel comfortable . ’ |
| 14 | Sun Microsystems Inc chief executive Scott McNealy arrived at the SunSoft Developers ' Conference last week all spiffed up in a dinner jacket , wing collar , jeans and sneakers ; SunSoft president Ed Zander , a man with a tailor to kill for and the wardrobe to prove it , was quick to notice that McNealy was wearing a shirt with his initials on the cuff for the first time in his life — McNealy shot back that the ‘ SM ’ stood for ‘ Stop Microsoft . ’ |
| 15 | Sun Microsystems Inc CEO Scott McNealy arrived at the SunSoft Developers ' Conference last week all spiffed up in a dinner jacket , wing collar , jeans and sneakers . |
| 16 | Flat-top Ekos did abound at the bottom of the market , but they all ended up with a Dulux psychedelic front and a magnetic pickup across the soundhole . |
| 17 | That evening Sid and I dined off piping hot oxtail soup , steak and kidney pie , followed by a very rich plum duff , all washed down with a bottle of French cider , given to us by the old Frenchman who lived in the cottage near the entrance to the orchard . |
| 18 | They all sat around in a circle agreeing what a swine Henry was . |
| 19 | In the middle of digging they all sat down for a mug of tea . |
| 20 | Then they all sat down in a fashion so orderly that the files they formed were almost identical and equidistant . |
| 21 | ‘ Hark who 's talking , all wrapped up in a fur coat ; where 'd you get that from ? ’ |