Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [indef pn] [prep] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since our son found maths difficult he had , quite understandably , decided that it was easier to do none at all — and had got away with it for over six weeks . |
| 2 | So it 's too dark to see anything at all in fact . |
| 3 | If it is difficult to distinguish precisely the living standards of older women in official statistics , it is impossible to say anything at all about the position of older Black women ( or men for that matter ) . |
| 4 | In general , in such languages , it is almost impossible to say anything at all which is not sociolinguistically marked as appropriate for certain kinds of addressees only . |
| 5 | JENNIFER CAPRIATI , looking sharp as a pin in defeating Helena Sukova in straight sets , was actually lucky to see anything at all . |
| 6 | Grammatical gender is supposed to have nothing at all to do with sex . |
| 7 | Indeed , she walked so far and so long that she was too tired to write anything at all upon her return and did not in fact send a reply until the following day . |
| 8 | They begin to assume that their ageing parents are never satisfied , and may eventually conclude that it might be better to do nothing at all for them . |
| 9 | In many cases they are not able to remember anything at all about the earlier incidents and so all they have are those inner feelings with nothing to counteract them . |
| 10 | When information technology users are in doubt about what to buy , who to buy it from , and whether or not they can afford it , they are apt to buy nothing at all . |
| 11 | Her mother described her as a dog waiting for the next command , and all she wanted to do was hold out her arms and say ‘ Come here ’ , but she was completely powerless to do anything at all . |
| 12 | Or you 're likely not to be able to do anything at all . |
| 13 | he was surprised at himself , at first , for feeling grateful , for being able to feel anything at all . |
| 14 | He had n't been so pleased to see someone in all his life . |
| 15 | We , and others , recommend that a sample should be obtained after one hour for both routes and are pleased to receive one at all , for it immediately involves the medical microbiologist in the care of the patient , and close cooperation is important . |
| 16 | When she went out later she was too annoyed to do anything at all but roam around fuming . |
| 17 | However , it is difficult to conclude anything at all from a correlation , particularly one which is barely significant . |