Example sentences of "[prep] all [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knocking the arrow seemed after all not to have been the ultimate disaster . |
| 2 | There is after all more to research than can be seen from the tables , and the researcher in interpreting his [ sic ] results is inevitably — and rightly — influenced by all that has gone before , by his acquaintance with the raw material behind the figures and by his own judgement … |
| 3 | Ten days later , Falkenhayn was on the telephone himself , expressing the fear that the British were after all about to attempt a relief operation , ‘ and probably a landing attempt ’ It was hardly surprising that on April 17th Rupprecht — irritated and not keen to be involved in another of Falkenhayn 's half-measure offensives that he deplored — coolly declined his invitation to attack the British , pointing to the strong reinforcements now in the line . |
| 4 | Daisy , seeking above all not to betray Aunt Millie , had stood her ground , trembling , white-faced . |
| 5 | Thus far , however , the Rome government is concerned above all not to evoke memories of 1986 , when Italy found itself unable to support the US bombing of Tripoli and Benghazi , and the EC appeared hopelessly at odds with itself . |
| 6 | She wanted above all else to sleep and blot out the terrifying events of the day . |
| 7 | Anne desired now above all else to leave sanctuary . |
| 8 | In this case , her thought processes were negative , seeking before all else to draw suspicion away from Barney but lacking the vital scene-of-crime evidence which , if Harris 's attitude was anything to go by , pointed strongly at his guilt . |
| 9 | The columns of our newspapers and weekly journals are filled with book reviews or booksy gossip in which the hacks who write them seem determined before all else to carry on the one continuing tradition of their ignoble trade : ignorance . |
| 10 | At first I was n't sure at all where to begin . |
| 11 | They were , he said , ‘ cultural orphans ’ , and ‘ the children just did not know at all how to keep a house clean . |