Example sentences of "[vb pp] all [art] way " in BNC.

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1 He 'd galloped all the way to Leafield and we would have lost him for good if someone there had n't recognised him . ’
2 The West Indies captain was applauded all the way to the wicket , then seemed to play himself back into some sort of form .
3 ‘ Do you think they will grow here ? ’ he asked , impressed that they had come all the way from London .
4 The Eberhardts have come all the way from Rio ! ’
5 ‘ And you 've come all the way from America to write about Heymouth ? ’
6 ‘ But I 've come all the way from … ’
7 She had come all the way from Wales , where she had been Second in the Bwbachod Six of her Brownie Guide Pack .
8 They had come all the way from Chatham in Kent , bringing Beryl in bridesmaid 's dress .
9 This girl we know was in Germany and they were doing a PA and she ran up to Richard Fm and said ‘ I 've come all the way from England to see you ’ — which was a complete lie — and she said , ‘ Can I have a signed photo ? ’
10 ‘ Hey , the next band , they 've come all the way from Chicago ! ’
11 It seemed churlish at this point to mention that Eitzel had come all the way from San Francisco and is one of the greatest songwriters humanity has ever known .
12 He had come all the way from the silk pavilions of the nobility to investigate the disturbance .
13 As Isabella makes towards the waiting Mercedes , one of the Germans shouts : ‘ But we 've come all the way from Hamburg . ’
14 Isabella turns and flashes back , ‘ And I 've come all the way from New York ! ’
15 I 've come all the way from New York . ’
16 The Keeper told me she 's come all the way from the Western Isles of Scotland .
17 It had come all the way from Mars .
18 Every British geology student knows about the " liver-coloured " quartzite pebbles which are found in our Triassic conglomerates ( referred to earlier ) and which are said to have come all the way from the Ordovician " Gres Armoricain " and " Gres de May " of Brittany ( plate 1.13 ) , even though this implies the transportation of pebbles up to 20 or 30 cm diameter for several hundred kilometres up to the English Midlands .
19 Besides , he had keys if he arrived while she was out , so he would wait for her , especially having come all the way from Hong Kong , she comforted herself , with a vague feeling that she was somehow cheating .
20 I feel a bit sorry for them , having come all the way from Southend , to your place , and er , being left ringing the doorbell for half an hour .
21 If she had come all the way from London , the woman was hardly likely to turn her away .
22 My mate and I 've come all the way from London to see her , and she seems to have gone out . ’
23 What is medically certain is that she died of coronary thrombosis : there is no question of any foul play , except of course if the heart attack was brought on by the shock of finding someone in her room stealing the jewel she had come all the way from America to hand over to the Ashmolean Museum , or more specifically to Dr Theodore Kemp on behalf of the Museum .
24 Guests had travelled from far and near to be there — former P&O/BI maintenance superintendent , John Line , had come all the way from Australia .
25 I have a particular affection for Bristol and the West country , I 'd like you know that , those of you who 've come all the way to London from the West and I so I was very happy to have this evening and be able with er an accompanist and musical director , to provide entertainment that would raise money .
26 I 'm looking for Ismar who 's come all the way down from Dundee to be with us today .
27 I 've come all the way from Loch Lomond just to see you .
28 ‘ Besides which , my dear Shiona , I 've waited long enough for you , and I 've just come all the way from Loch Lomond to propose to you .
29 One visitor had come all the way from Israel to see the birds enjoy their supper :
30 The front was slashed all the way down to her navel to reveal rounded breasts , which rose and fell temptingly like a couple of ripe peaches .
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