Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , we could postulate some alien being capable of seeing nothing at all in the range of wavelengths we call ‘ light ’ but able to see a whole range of colours in the ultraviolet or infrared . |
| 2 | I toyed with the idea of reminding you of all my triumphs , of my prediction of the ‘ 87 stock market crash , of my warnings about the ERM and the dangers of Europe , about … |
| 3 | That this is the common apprehension of mankind with regard to perception is evident from the manner of expressing it in all languages . |
| 4 | The effect of overcrowding was the disastrous one of turning you against all humanity . |
| 5 | Jezrael hated being the only one there who wore a bodysuit but she would have hated more the embarrassment of displaying herself with all her imperfections to the crude and lumpen miners . |
| 6 | She relaxed , then became aware of disappointment from the knowledge that he had not had the slightest intention of kissing her after all . |
| 7 | Even before he was consecrated , and perhaps as soon as he was elected , at a moment when , by ordinary rules of prudence , he should have been thinking of equipping himself with all the forms of expert knowledge required by his new position , he chose one of the group of English monks to be his closest and most constant companion . |
| 8 | Emphasize the difficulty of saying anything at all with regard to religion which may not be received by someone in a misleading way . |
| 9 | Christine said thanks to sheer determination and hours of extra work Wesley was now capable of doing anything at all . |
| 10 | We have pleased to reserve this hearing until we had had an opportunity of acquainting ourselves with all the circumstances . ’ |
| 11 | It is well recognized because unless you have managed to work out how things actually happen you have no chance of achieving anything at all . |
| 12 | Warmed by Coleman 's sympathy , El-Jorr made a point of introducing him to all the CIs and ‘ mules ’ who arrived at Eurame on their way back and forth along the pipeline , including him in the conversation as they brewed up endless cups of Lebanese coffee . |
| 13 | He runs away along with Lydia with no idea of marrying her at all and is forced to marry Lydia by Mr. Darcy becoming between them . |
| 14 | Although the case was still open the police had no hope of finding him after all this time . |
| 15 | Some Slovenian bankers pointed out that it would have made better sense to have carried out a ‘ consolidation ’ , which would have preserved more of the assets of the firm than the policy of attacking it from all sides ( Politika , 1 October 1987 ) . |
| 16 | Some of his many poems and humorous versifications were published in 1991 and in his introduction he claimed : ‘ The reasons for presenting them at all are twofold . |
| 17 | ‘ I feel like suing somebody for all this . ’ |
| 18 | Both you and I are much blamed by the " crouner and capitanes " and in truth not without cause , for they say there is no wrong done in Ireland but only that which is done by these men that come from Ila , and Auchinbrecke said to me that he would complain to my Lord of you for sending them at all , except men you have passed and will be answerable for . |
| 19 | It was not a book that he had packed when leaving London : he had bought it a day or two earlier in Inverness , and to Boswell , years later , he gave , not unmemorably , his reasons for buying it at all : ‘ Why , Sir , if you are to have but one book with you upon a journey , let it be a book of science . |
| 20 | Soldiers and diplomats who knew Yugoslavia well could make its complexities sound like an excuse for doing nothing at all . |
| 21 | Having accepted that she must wear it , Alexandra then set herself to dress for the pleasure of the Rectory children , throwing good taste to the winds and insisting upon hanging herself with all that glittered from the jewel box Aunt Emily had left her , its rose suede depths heaped with treasures from Richard Talbot . |
| 22 | Or do you not see any point in keeping them at all ? is the number to dial . |
| 23 | The Directive 's provisions are also so flexible , because of the difficulty in reaching a consensus among the member states and commentators , that there are grave doubts about whether there is any point in adopting them at all . |
| 24 | Extreme care should therefore be taken in prescribing them at all : if the recipient has addictive disease these drugs will make it worse . |
| 25 | And as Mary Douglas ( 1973 : 15 ) had pointed out , ‘ if we can not bring the argument back from tribal ethnography to ourselves , then there is little point in starting it at all ’ . |
| 26 | So much is now known of the Alpine fold belts , the times and forms of their movements , and so much is now being deduced about the relationship of all this to the theories of plate tectonics , that I marvel at my audacity in saying anything at all at this stage . |
| 27 | ‘ Let me not tire of thanking you , ’ he wrote , ‘ for your mercy in rescuing me from all my wicked ways . ’ |
| 28 | Since they would n't want to declare their real objective , even if they had one , they see little point in having one at all . |
| 29 | ‘ I meant in spotting them at all . |
| 30 | Suddenly she was angry with everyone for involving her in all this . |