Example sentences of "all [vb base] [coord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For most greyhound racing … has always been a world of the cloth cap … a world for the workers … all spit and no polish … |
| 2 | If you actually read what Mitterrand and Kohl said , their words are open to so many interpretations that it is tempting , though wrong , to think that the whole business is all talk and no substance . |
| 3 | The right Hon. Gentleman is all talk and no fight . |
| 4 | Britain is all talk and no action . |
| 5 | But they do admit that it 's still more often than not a case of all talk and no action when boys discuss sex in the playground . |
| 6 | ‘ I was all rush and no rhythm , ’ said Richardson . |
| 7 | After that , it was all willpower and the result was an extraordinary recovery . |
| 8 | Usually , Fabbiano 's showings drew people very much like his designs , those who were all glitz and no substance . |
| 9 | Would a series of articles concerning the kind of work we all do and the particuler skills needed , be a viable proposition ? |
| 10 | It was all debit and no credit . ’ |
| 11 | She knew that now , had known it from the very first moment she had met him , however more comfortable it would have been to dismiss him as all brawn and no brain . |
| 12 | All promise and no delivery . |
| 13 | It 's bound ter get a bit miserable fer both of 'em , all work an' no play . ’ |
| 14 | All work an' no play ai n't good fer anybody . ’ |
| 15 | All work and no play makes jack a dull boy . |
| 16 | All work and no play , y'know ; do you sing , or play any instrument ? ’ |
| 17 | The researchers have had some interesting experiences when they 've been out and about — it 's not all work and no play — just mostly . |
| 18 | Life was not all work and no play for women any more than for men ; even if they had chores to do at home , the women compositors — who almost by definition young and/or unmarried — had the chance to escape duty for pleasure from time to time . |
| 19 | ‘ All work and no play … ’ |
| 20 | It seems that all work and no play , even in the workplace , makes not only for a dull boy , but also one that is not as efficient . |
| 21 | You know the expression about all work and no play ? ’ |
| 22 | Try to make time to put your feet up and switch off but do n't be grouchy if you find it 's all work and no play ! |
| 23 | You know the old saying about all work and no play ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ All work and no play has made Laura a very dull girl , ’ ' he misquoted in a thoroughly hateful , sanctimonious voice which immediately raised her hackles . |