Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some candidates for overseas study told me in all honesty that the acquisition of consumer durables , the modern-day trappings of success , was the main motivation for their efforts , although they also hoped to help the ‘ motherland ’ in the process . |
| 2 | A mile 's drive south in the car took us to all that remains of Clare 's beloved heath land . |
| 3 | That small part of the Doctor 's character that allowed for scepticism reminded him of all the times such naivety had landed him in trouble before . |
| 4 | Although they had decided that it was a drill motor , Bernice 's imagination turned it into all sorts of monsters . |
| 5 | And the touch of his scorching lips , the clasp of his arms , the close union with his warm , strong body robbed her of all strength and of all power of resistance . ‘ |
| 6 | He did n't quite know why he 'd hoped that Alex could be cleared of the murder , but the confirmation of his friend 's guilt sapped him of all energy . |
| 7 | There were indeed some who shook their heads and moaned , but on the whole buoyancy , bullishness and general enthusiasm hit me from all sides . |
| 8 | Whereas the Formalist concept was related to the literary devices within a text , the Prague School theory applied it to all forms of language . |
| 9 | But Judge Karl-Heinz Schmoll ruled : ‘ The policy covered him in all situations in life . ’ |
| 10 | His jaw hung open , and he was near enough for me to see the rain dashing from his face — when lightning showed him at all . |
| 11 | My Grandfather accompanied me to all contests and modelling assignments and was well known on the Beauty Queen circuit as ‘ Pop ’ . |
| 12 | His quiet friendliness , calm courage and sense of humour endeared him to all , Burmans and British alike . |
| 13 | Has all the nonsense off the field distracted you at all , made your h job harder ? |
| 14 | The representation of personages on monuments before the second quarter of the fifteenth century showed them in all their might , majesty and power , attired in their finery and dressed to illustrate their status . |
| 15 | A matron chaperoned them at all times , trekking them from digs to school , on to the theatre and finally back to their digs at night , the crocodile of children walking slower as the day progressed . |
| 16 | ‘ Your brother made it after all , ’ said Ewen Mackay to me , but I shook my head . |