Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] all a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the mid-eighteenth century , Germany was not — and never had been — a notable centre of classical studies , and least of all a centre of Greek studies . |
| 2 | Nobody , least of all a Party boss , could be expected to watch , still more record , domestic television output ! |
| 3 | She was going to edge him into a situation where it would be openly discourteous to refuse her , and nothing in his education or his upbringing had prepared him to be discourteous to anyone , least of all a woman . |
| 4 | Least of all a woman . |
| 5 | All in all a total of seventeen strands of training can progress at any one time , ranging from Adult platoons to Junior Leaders and Territorial Army recruits . |
| 6 | All in all a show not to be missed . |
| 7 | The beautiful floating Moluscas ( Portuguese Men of War ! ) and the luminous species which bispangle [ sic ] the water at night are to a lover of Nature all objects of interest , not forgetting the most beautiful of all a Shoal of Flying Fish . ’ |
| 8 | But away from the glamour … away from the headlines was the sad story of two broken marriages … a new future falling flat in Australia … and worse of all a disease that haunts many a sportsman , many a famous face … alcoholism … |
| 9 | The course is divided into two parts , first of all a part that I shall be conducting , dealing with more professional use of the telephone : that 's how you use the telephone , what you say , and how you use it in that way , how you answer the telephone . |
| 10 | of the Curriculum Advice and Support Team ( CAST ) at Jordanhill College of Education is a member of the Advanced Courses Task Group and was closely involved in the HN unit development , producing first of all a unit in the field of engineering . |
| 11 | But early on you see he when I before the war he 'd nothing was first of all a push bike |
| 12 | There is no solution for the conflict in Africa , or in the world , unless there is first of all a change in the heart and understanding of man … |
| 13 | He is first of all a saviour ! |
| 14 | yes , I mean , in contra-distinction to that , first of all a number of these increased charges , like fifty p for a journey to a day centre , they are standard practice in other counties . |
| 15 | Her eyes swept across his face , and suddenly she had the almost overwhelming desire to tell him that it was n't important at all , that she was , inside , what he 'd called a real woman , one who wanted a home and children to fill it , and most of all a husband , a man who would take her in his arms and kiss her until nothing mattered except him , kiss her as Nicolo had , make her want him as she 'd wanted Nicolo … |