Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] all [art] " in BNC.

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1 The girls were , however , very much alike : wide-eyed , glossy-haired , with a hunch of shoulder and ease of hip that made them all the sisters they longed to be .
2 ‘ We attacked them , attacked them , attacked them all the way up that straight and round that bend but they kept pounding more and more on and they held us , ’ said Probert .
3 I think if you went and saw our own doctors a lot of our fears would be allayed because most of the young doctors would n't , would recommend to you , my own doctor asked me all the questions and different things and then he says he 's a young doctor , he says if I were a women and if I 'd answered all the questions as you did , I would go on H R T.
4 I definitely could n't afford that , so I took it back to the Oxford Used Car Centre and erm what happened , the mechanical breakdown service — now this is where I thought they were very good — they reimbursed me all the money that I 'd paid out on those repairs plus they did the repairs and put me a new gearbox in and the car 's running perfectly .
5 Ian coloured them all the way , the way in Malta and when you read the letter
6 For example , in fifteen fifty seven/eight , when Queen Mary lost Calais to the French , the income of the town corporation doubled in that year from three hundred pounds to six hundred , and that 's entirely because they pulled in awful lot of French boats and then charged them all a lot of ransom money before they sent them back to France .
7 For example , in fifteen fifty-seven , eight , when Queen Mary lost Calais to the French , the income of the town corporation doubled in that year from three hundreds pounds to six hundred and that 's entirely because they pulled in an awful lot of French boats and then charged them all a lot of ransom money before they sent them back to France .
8 But he helped me all the way round and I hope I can do him justice tomorrow . ’
9 ‘ But Barbara Coleman lured you all the way to Nice today to insist Joseph killed Sabine Jourdain . ’
10 Robert Forbes pulled out before his partners were indicted , a manoeuvre which cost him all the accumulated wealth of Lorna Lewis 's golden days .
11 Lucier had taken himself up to the gallery of the chapel — a climb which cost him all the strength that was left him .
12 Robyn raised the glass to her lips and took a first sip ; she had a feeling that counting to ten was not going to work , but she tried it all the same .
13 The Wilsons however found it all a bit much and thinking their tank threatened , have moved the fish on to Blackpool 's Sealife Centre .
14 I was about ten at the time and I found it all a bit frightening .
15 Sarah 's place at University is now assured along with other classmates , some of whom found it all a bit too much .
16 Sarah 's place at University is now assured along with other classmates , some of whom found it all a bit too much .
17 I told them all the positive things , of the love I had seen , of Nancy , of Tom , Dick and Harry and of my various forms of visualization .
18 I did n't actually visit Mum for very long but old Mrs McSporran told me all the news of the Senior Citizens and our deacon gave me a few tips about growing rhubarb .
19 He played himself all the time , using his characters to display his many theatrical talents .
20 I told her all the justifications and apologies had to go .
21 But he ate it all the same , Ellie noticed , as she hurried back to her chair .
22 I thought : ‘ Well , you wanted a working-class original , and that 's what you 've got , ’ and I ate it all the best way I could — fingers and all .
23 Phillis played it all the time : for old times sake wo n't you give my heart a break ?
24 We never really played it all the way through .
25 The taxi-driver had been born in Glasgow — our second compatriot of the night — and he took pity on ‘ two wee Scotch lassies ’ , and drove us all the way for a very modest remuneration .
26 So he caught them up in his cloak and carried them to the top of the mountain , and there he showed them all the treasures and towns and palaces that were in the world .
27 Next he showed them all the armies and warriors and weapons in the world .
28 She got them out one of everything and showed them all the different fish .
29 But my efforts at poking her rear end were fruitless ; she faced me all the time , wide-mouthed and growling as I circled .
30 Yeah I know but he did say that even though agents I 'm not giving you this and then he showed me all the things you know to sort of prove that he was doing it .
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