Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [noun sg] [verb] all " in BNC.

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1 It is ‘ making allowances ’ that is difficult , but bear in mind that the doctor does see parents who are genuinely harming their children , either mentally or physically , and it is part of his or her job to consider all the possibilities in every case .
2 I liked to hear the verse , and enjoyed declaiming it , but only if there was no one to hear me , for I knew that my voice held all the fine cadences of Sir Tom himself .
3 I still sing and play some of the material that my father used all those years ago .
4 The sun is such a powerful influence that its cycle governs all life , whatever its span .
5 Phyllis recalls that her school reports all ended on the same note : ‘ If she put as much energy into her work as into her play , she would do much better ’ .
6 However disagreements arose between the two parties and after taking legal advice Mr Manners challenged the terms of the Licence and argued that his occupation had all the rights of a protected tenancy . ’
7 It is not that the Sergeant really objects to the constable having a legitimate excuse for being late , but it is because he too has to satisfy his superior officers that his omission to visit all the constables regularly is due to efficient Police duty .
8 In an address on radio and television , Ershad said that his action suspending all civil rights and imposing press censorship was necessary to " save the country from the octopus of destructive politics " .
9 Put this paper into your uncle 's box , put in a letter which says that your uncle burnt all the other papers , and put the box outside in the garden .
10 If , like many people , you simply feel that you are ‘ a bit run down ’ or not as full of zest for life as you would wish , perhaps you could try ensuring that your diet contains all the nutrients essential for true well-being .
11 Elinor dreamily remembered what it was like to feel that your lover possessed all the wonderful qualities you wanted , before you realized that he did n't possess them , and that perhaps you had forced those qualities on him in the first place .
12 I 'm sweating a bit , and my skin feels all prickly .
13 I stood on my grave and my flesh knew all there is to know of clay , and my bones of stone .
14 ‘ No , ’ Iskandara said after it , and her voice had all the suppressed emotion in it that Alexandra had dreaded all her life .
15 And her mother does all the all the washing for the when she us does hairdressing does all the washing , all them towels , hangs them out .
16 When she was in her teens she had even felt ashamed , having to confess to people she knew that she and her mother lived all alone in it instead of letting bits of it off as flats .
17 This was the first time in her life that she 'd been in the company of a man who could bring her out in nervous flushes , make her heartbeat race and her stomach turn all watery , just by watching her …
18 Equally clear is the peasantry 's sense of injustice over the Emancipation settlement , their resentment against the landowning nobility , and their yearning to see all noble land made over to them .
19 Clearly some of this work was beyond the scope of the youngest children , nevertheless the reception class joined in wherever possible and their teacher attended all staff meetings and discussions .
20 Consequently , consumers demand more of the good than if its price reflected all social costs and so too much of the good is produced .
21 Moving to Guildford , Leese 's fanaticism and his willingness to devote all his time and resources to the new movement soon made him the fulcrum of racial nationalist activity in Britain .
22 She , Esther and Alix had known one another since their Cambridge days , and often met , but an evening with them necessarily excluded Charles : Esther and Alix did not much care for the world that Charles represented , and his presence inhibited all three of them .
23 Mr James claimed that this was unlawful sex discrimination and his case went all the way to the House of Lords .
24 The 20th century has seen Mozart 's reputation rise ever higher , with new scholarly publications appearing every year , and public appetite for information on the man and his music increasing all the time .
25 Elsewhere , his reputation and his persistence opened all gates , even in Tsarist Russia .
26 God and his nature determines all , not man and his needs .
27 Finally , does he accept that the general public want to see him and his Department using all their energies to ensure the implementation of a safe , reliable railway , instead of producing a White Paper on the privatisation of British Rail ?
28 When the French discovered this , Felix and his family lost all their lands and money , and had to leave France for ever .
29 And , if you think about it , all that the would-be driver has done is to use his mind and his imagination to visualize all those things which could possibly go wrong and cause him to fail .
30 So even if Westermarck was right , as I believe he was , it would be extremely surprising if his hypothesis explained all of what humans do .
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