Example sentences of "[prep] all [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to put the project aside for a while , he wrote , as the rent had to be paid , not to speak of alimony , school fees and the rest , and , coming back to it after a considerable period , much longer , unfortunately , than I had anticipated , and I will not even try to apologize since you gave me a completely free hand — anyway , he wrote , trying to ignore the damp spots left on the page of his pad by his sweaty hands , anyway , coming back to it after all that time I realized that it would be quite impossible in practice to separate the valuable and the worthless , the public and the private , and that , in a sense , one would have to think in terms of either publishing the whole thing exactly as it stood , or not doing it at all . |
| 2 | ‘ It was marvellous after all that time watching and waiting . |
| 3 | One would think that , after all that time , a movement that really desired increased pensions and had failed , would have changed its tactics … the stronger a movement becomes ‘ institutionally ’ the weaker it becomes as an instrument for the benefit of the people . |
| 4 | Similarly , we could follow up people 20 years on to assess the results of our child care work , but even if we could successfully trace them , is it right to contact them after all that time when their spouses and children may not know of their earlier histories ? |
| 5 | ‘ You do n't just stop loving someone after all that time — unfortunately , ’ she says . |
| 6 | After all that time the greengrocer 's hand was still clutching the fruit and it had n't decayed — the apple , I mean ; the greengrocer 's torso was quite rotten . |
| 7 | No , that came back after all that time erm , no this this was the call called The Birthday it was about a split in the future where she erm |
| 8 | But it should n't be after all that time . |
| 9 | Alice eventually said she 'd buy our house after all that time and said , and said well she 'd be right next door to her |
| 10 | How do you find my sailor eyes after all this time ? |
| 11 | Bit of a shock after all this time , to be summoned to my line manager 's office . |
| 12 | ‘ I am just so relieved we are on the verge of getting a much more sensible system of payment to them after all this time . ’ |
| 13 | Although the case was still open the police had no hope of finding him after all this time . |
| 14 | Fancy the governor turning up after all this time ! |
| 15 | Even after all this time , her name sounded strange to his ears . |
| 16 | Florence Ames had written after all this time , four or was it six months ? |
| 17 | I am quite sure that , even after all this time , with their sophisticated technology , Tech-Green could quite easily qualify the suppositions . |
| 18 | He would n't be there after all this time . |
| 19 | Indeed , I now find it puzzling why , after all this time , evolution only produced something as dismal as a human . |
| 20 | ‘ Was there a particular reason that caused you to look me up after all this time , James ? ’ |
| 21 | After a brief pause , we blurted out the obvious opener , ‘ How does it feel to be alive again after all this time ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ After all this time — it 's almost unbelievable . |
| 23 | After all this time his hopes could still be rekindled , so the comment was made cheerfully . |
| 24 | I am glad to say she is now beautiful but , even after all this time , she is still having nightmares ( though not often ) and is extremely nervous . |
| 25 | You 're obviously still a P-bass user after all this time … |
| 26 | After all this time , do n't throw it away now . |
| 27 | ‘ After all this time , it would be possible to think that the verdict is unimportant , but it is very important , ’ said Labour MP for Great Grimsby Austin Mitchell . |
| 28 | For example , go to Piccadilly Circus in London and see the statue of Eros , bow in hand and still balancing on one foot after all this time . |
| 29 | Why should this female start putting the frighteners on him now , after all this time ? |
| 30 | ‘ Even today , after all this time , she has not had the guts to say sorry to us , ’ said Teresa 's father Stephen Power , 57 . |