Example sentences of "all at [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have to pee , ’ said Lucy , all at once a child to be coaxed into the treat she wants . |
| 2 | ‘ One sight of this boy here — this gift from God — and I felt all at once a burning in my arm . |
| 3 | The children chased them , and all at once a crowd below . |
| 4 | All at once the stair lights came on . |
| 5 | All at once the range of plants we can grow has extended to include many of the magically evocative creatures that we encounter on our annual run for the sun . |
| 6 | All at once the range of available experiences is vastly increased , and it is not long before the apathetic , listless and relatively incompetent infant is transformed into an active , gay , intellectually capable child . |
| 7 | The rock jutted through the thin pelt of flowers and grass , and all at once the horizon concertinaed . |
| 8 | All at once the shore was suddenly very close indeed , the grey smudge resolving into green fields and a sandy beach with houses in a grey and white arc behind it . |
| 9 | All at once the engine uttered a roar and the long silver pistons began to labour . |
| 10 | And all at once the coldness that had seemed to freeze her was being swept aside by a sudden rushing warmth . |
| 11 | All at once the fox leaps round , catches and kills the crow and makes a meal of it . |
| 12 | Even then , he had not got as far as thinking what would be the music that introduced the News and all at once the screen was filled with a picture of his own house , a picture that nearly jolted him out of his skin . |
| 13 | He turned towards the door — and all at once the room was plunged into darkness and a whine of hideous music exploded from the overhead speakers . |
| 14 | All at once the pose for Faye seemed like a prison as she felt the heat and colour creep up her neck and face , and she jumped self-consciously as Faye said , ‘ Damn ! |
| 15 | But maybe it was the way he was looking across at her with those all-seeing predatory jet-black eyes of his , or maybe it was the way she felt just a bit claustrophobic at being shut up beside him in the narrow confines of the car and the desire that sparked in her to have this ordeal over quickly , but all at once an idea popped into her head . |