Example sentences of "all [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It suddenly seemed all rather a grand adventure , something I 'd one day soon be telling everyone about . |
| 2 | In other words , he endeavoured to introduce into Siberia something which was after all only a rudimentary concept at that time in metropolitan Russia , that is , the ‘ rule of law ’ . |
| 3 | And all in all not a bad place for a romantic tête à tête , nowhere more so than at the Las Palmeras Apartments where , among the seclusion of the palm trees , you can relax in maximum tanning mode with the partner of your dreams . |
| 4 | Perhaps , he concluded , in his letter terminating their correspondence for months to come , it was all just a terrible nightmare which would only be understood later ? |
| 5 | You lose it all just a slight detail , leave the door |
| 6 | Nor have there been any informal jolly gatherings when the daily toil of pressing the flesh is over : Mr Kinnock wandering back among the press party , glass of whisky in hand , letting his ( metaphorical ) hair down a little , tipping us just the hint of a wink that this is all just a great game . |
| 7 | ‘ It was all just a wee misunderstanding . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ All just a wee misunderstanding , ’ Paddy said . |
| 9 | Was it all just a lucky chance ? |
| 10 | It was all just a big adventure . |
| 11 | And the hens was cooked and all just a royal feed . |
| 12 | The question might be raised whether a surgeon 's callousness is after all even a local violation of ‘ Be aware ’ . |
| 13 | It was above all else a moral philosophy , the means by which the oppressed members of society came to understand the source of their oppression and worked towards its overthrow . |