Example sentences of "be an [noun sg] [prep] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE CRIMES THAT GOVERNMENTS COMMIT ARE AN OUTRAGE AGAINST ALL HUMANITY . |
| 2 | The achievements of these athletes , typically men such as Graham Nugent , are an example to all of us . |
| 3 | The branches and guilds of the RNLI are an example to all the charities in the land both for their dedication and for the results achieved . |
| 4 | NWA simply epitomize the problems that much hip hop poses for thinking pop fans and the serious press as well : the machismo , misogyny and zero-dimensional music are an affront to all ‘ caring ’ pop 's values . |
| 5 | The whole episode had been an education for all , with one revealing truth emerging among many . |
| 6 | Has there been a corresponding decrease or , has there been an increase at all in other departments er , due , one presumes through having more information there will be a staffing reduction elsewhere . |
| 7 | Furthermore , despite their efforts at refuting " charges against " the humanity and sincerity of their approved authors ( and thereby by implication against themselves ) , scholars had never managed fully to provide any rational means for that complete assessment of personality which had been an object of all this effort . |
| 8 | Everyone thinks I 'm an expert at all this stuff , and there 's no one I can ask . |
| 9 | In the early days of November the members of the Cabinet fell to arguing not whether there should be an election at all upon the issue , but exactly when it should take place . |
| 10 | And NATO 's secretary-general , after all , has reminded Iraq that an attack on Turkey would be an attack on all the allies . |
| 11 | Katell Keineg is a marvellous talent , sadly misplaced by her last record company , someone who can and should be an exception to all the Irish acts who make one dowdy album that does n't sell . |
| 12 | This is in keeping with Parker 's dictum that ‘ … prevention must be an objective at all stages of intervention ’ ( Parker , 1980 , p. 44 ) . |
| 13 | A moment s reflection upon , let us say , Frey 's analysis of the concept of , interests , , will show that it need not be an experience at all . |
| 14 | In some cases such a clause will not be an exclusion at all . |
| 15 | There had to be an answer to all this somewhere . |
| 16 | The extreme form of participant observation — what I have called the ‘ complete participant ’ — is , in fact , typified by the spy , who is believed by members of the group to be a genuine member of that group and is not known to be an observer at all . |
| 17 | This must surely be an oversight as all teachers agree that as a direct beneficiary of the Society 's efforts they should contribute as members towards its work . |
| 18 | Indeed the object of literary science turns out not to be an object at all , but a set of differences , and the science will consist in ‘ the study of those specifics which distinguish it [ i.e. literature ] from any other material ’ ( Eikhenbaum 1965 : 107 ) . |
| 19 | Messengers were sent on ahead with a manifesto : Charles was coming to make good his rights ; there would be an amnesty for all who now came over to him ; those who refused to accept his God-given rule would have to quit his kingdom . |
| 20 | Perhaps its wider implementation in early pregnancy should be an aim of all obstetric departments . |
| 21 | I should however indicate that to understand properly what is the appropriate position for an inset boundary , I have to look at the reasons for there being an inset at all for the village , as , as you correctly indicate , it lies plainly otherwise within the general extent of the greenbelt . |
| 22 | Over the months of her battle with lung cancer her unfailing humour and concern that others should be able to handle her illness without awkwardness were an example to all who knew her . |
| 23 | These were people who showed courage , faith , and were an example to all by making the supreme sacrifice . |
| 24 | But there 's an angle to all this I do n't believe you know anything about . |
| 25 | And he 's an expert on all this . |
| 26 | It 's an insult to all who served , especially the unlucky ones , who did n't return home . |
| 27 | This is an advantage for all documents written or approved by more than one author , not just the rather artificial example of education . |
| 28 | It 's only when you visit Jane and Keith Hainge 's modest patch behind their Edwardian terrace house in Chesham , Bucks , that you realise it is an inspiration for all gardeners with limited resources . |
| 29 | The union is an organisation of all workers , regardless of race , colour or sex . |
| 30 | Embryos have their own logic and all too often eschew tidiness ; there is an element of all three mechanisms involved . |