Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pers pn] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ian coloured them all the way , the way in Malta and when you read the letter |
| 2 | Andy got them all with his first shot except for the last one . |
| 3 | Mr V.P. Singh outwitted them all with his choice of the mufti , a gesture of reconciliation to the nation 's 100million Muslims , who have been on the receiving end of bloody communal violence in north India . |
| 4 | Corbett told them all to shut up . |
| 5 | Dickie bored him all through the first course with stories of the Navy in the First World War , and all through the second course with stories of the Navy in the Second World War , and then he got up and said , ‘ I 've got to go now to a meeting of the Chiefs of Staff , but the Prime Minister will keep you amused . ' ’ |
| 6 | Last April , Kathleen informed us all that she was going to retire in the autumn . |
| 7 | When the parade finally came to an end , Sergeant-Major Philpott congratulated them all and before dismissing the parade told the troops they could take the rest of the day off , but they must return to barracks and be tucked up in bed before midnight . |
| 8 | Jack Sangston warned us all . |
| 9 | Ken loved it all and wrote letters back to Orton which the playwright said reminded him of James Joyce . |
| 10 | The members walked to the ‘ handsome restaurant erected on the very summit of the Head ’ where Mr Burt gave them all lunch . |
| 11 | Brown had to be at her very best in the breaststroke event as Emma Robinson of Coleraine pushed her all the way , finishing just 0.6 secs behind in the runner-up spot . |
| 12 | Biddy wanted them all to be able to ride all the horses , but knew she had to settle for far less . |
| 13 | I had to stay at home , but Will told me all about it when he came back . |
| 14 | The act was performed with particular virtuosity when Mrs Crumwallis dosed them all with castor oil , an old-fashioned cure-all in which she had a fiendish trust : then the boys ' performance resembled nothing so much as an acted-out illustration for Nicholas Nickleby . |
| 15 | Nigel got them all up before they even said too much . |
| 16 | Wolfe planned it all , but I acted with him , and there is no excusing my actions . |
| 17 | David Sieff asked us all to join in drinking Robin 's health , to which Robin replied in two sentences welcoming everyone and saying he hoped we would all come to his 100th birthday party ! |
| 18 | Eva reported it all as a matter of fact . |
| 19 | Nigel invited them all in for food and drink and listened spellbound to feats of derring-do , asking endless questions and reminding me slightly of the painting The Boyhood of Raleigh . |
| 20 | ‘ And Fitzormonde told you all ? ’ |
| 21 | Benny soaked it all up for Eve . |
| 22 | By way of retaliation , Hugh threatened them all with deposition , and received a severe rebuke from Gregory VII for his pains . |
| 23 | In May 1989 , however , Barnes surprised us all with the most dramatic decision of the whole event . |
| 24 | But Shearer took it all in his electric stride . |
| 25 | Actually , Simon took it all rather well and saw the funny side of things . |
| 26 | Ruth knew it all already in her eleven-year-old bones . |
| 27 | When Granpa brought us all home from midday mass there was still no sign of Dad , so I had a second night with the double bed all to myself . |
| 28 | Léonie knew them all by sight . |
| 29 | Eva took it all in her stride . |
| 30 | Hoomey achieved his quarter of a width , Jazz did two lengths , Bean three and Gary seven , and Mr Foggerty bought them all a coke each , reminding himself to put it down on expenses , and left them to catch their various buses . |