Example sentences of "that [verb] [verb] all [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Thus , the protagonists ' encounter with a postman who is too drunk to articulate properly or to deliver his letters , which he keeps dropping in the street , is one of a series of symbolic episodes expressing the generalized breakdown of communication in a country that has lost all sense of social cohesion . |
2 | It only makes people more pessimistic , and is another example of the negativity that has characterised all sides during the election campaign . ’ |
3 | ‘ So am I going to be rewarded with an explanation , ’ he growled , ‘ or are you just going to stand there sipping that damn punch all evening ? ’ |
4 | The number of isolations of non-toxigenic C diphtheriae var gravis referred to the unit from laboratories that continue to screen all throat swabs for C diphtheriae has increased fivefold from 1990 to 1992 . |
5 | An archway covered with more Rosa ‘ Dorothy Perkins ’ leads you to a small back garden with another island bed as its main feature , There is yet more pink phlox and annual lavatera , along with the variegated phlox ‘ Norah Leigh ’ , hostas , the dwarf gentian-blue Delphinium tatsienense and Geranium ‘ Winscombe ’ , which is one of the pink varieties that seems to flower all summer long . |
6 | And while it may be that the tragic case of the disappearing baronet is one that appears to defy all logic , it is not a case that defies the world 's greatest detective . |
7 | Alternatively , membership of one of the many different kinds of clubs that exist to suit all interests , or attendance at a Day Centre may be the answer for them , and we shall be examining some of these possibilities in detail later . |
8 | It is the spirit of the prairie pioneers that continues to ensure all listeners with the quality of programmes they deserve … . ’ |
9 | In the taxi that had waited all evening in the piazza for them , the Captain glanced sideways at the point of glowing ash and said politely , ‘ I hope I did n't take you away from something more important this evening . ’ |
10 | They did n't come haring towards them as if the mere sight of them was the best thing that had happened all day . |
11 | In studies that have considered all ages at presentation , anaemia affects about half of cases , although exact comparisons are difficult because of the different criteria that have been used to define anaemia . |