Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] not [vb infin] all " in BNC.

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1 I told him that the Owsla 's privileges did n't mean all that much to me in any case and that a strong rabbit could always do just as well by leaving the warren .
2 The hugging , questing , gelatinous limbs did not block all possible entrance into the multiple hulk .
3 A final reason providing grounds upon which to criticise the programme was that the network of field workers did not cover all of the rural population of Bangladesh .
4 ‘ In those days , balance sheets and profit and loss accounts did n't mean all that much , ’ he explains .
5 Since noble interests were not always uniform , deference to their wishes did not dictate all the Tsar 's major decisions , but it did inform every sphere , including the fiscal , commercial , and , very often , the tariff policy of the State .
6 Naturally , kings did not treat all churches alike .
7 Such ideals did not match all tastes though .
8 It emphasized the problem of housing and jobs , but beyond looking at forms of area management and pleas for much financial help , the reports did not give all that clear a lead on policy .
9 It was soon realised that antihistamines did not block all the effects of histamine , and in particular its action in promoting the secretion of gastric acid .
10 However , these antihistamines did not block all the actions of histamine , and , in particular , they did not affect its ability to stimulate the stomach to secrete acid .
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