Example sentences of "of all [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But of all diseases they are especially prone to chest-disease , to pneumonia , phthisis , bronchitis , and asthma .
2 Beatitude is , in my opinion , a possession of all things we believe to be good , from which nothing is absent that a good desire may want .
3 Of all things she knew that that was not true .
4 ‘ But with the co-operation of all clubs we did complete the programme on time .
5 Oh they changed on account of all containers you see .
6 Both were subject to easily measured norms , timetables and co-ordinated planning : therefore of all systems they seemed to be the most suitable for the immediate application of Taylorism and what Lenin called ‘ the precision of clockwork ’ .
7 He , he was a real friendly guy and like I say he never said cheerio before he went , but one day he just painted his aircraft up with the D-day landing signs which we did n't know at the time and the next day he was gone of course it was very much top secret that was but the town just emptied of all Americans it was like a ghost town after them but it had been previously .
8 But tonight of all nights they had to act against their immediate inclinations .
9 By manipulating the fungi which exist around the roots of all plants we can make the plant more efficient at taking up nutrients and make it grow quicker .
10 On 28 September 1911 Hermann Jochade , secretary of the International Transport Workers ' Federation in a letter to its secretary Arthur Cannon expressed his surprise at the branch 's actions , and noted " I have myself investigated the workings of the National Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union , as I have done with other unions connected with the International Transport Workers ' Federation in Great Britain , and have pleasure in stating and testifying that the Seamen 's Union is one of the best organised and conducted of all unions I have made enquiries into .
11 AND MUCH MORE His Master 's Voice says NO What other shops say to dogs PUPPY OF ALL BATTLES We help bring Des back from the Gulf
12 Her mum Joan , 42 , said : ‘ Today of all days we want to put Ulster out of our minds .
13 It was very likely his best suit — today of all days he would surely wear his best suit — but it was a cheap off-the-peg affair .
14 Again , he might have been tempted to land and feed , but he felt an urging to fly on , to travel far , as if today of all days he would begin to feel freedom at last .
15 He 's only a so-so golfer , but today of all days he gets a hole in one !
16 Another agreed : ‘ I found that when the canvassers come to the door , and this is true of all parties I think , on the whole they feel embarrassed if a disabled person goes to the door and they always ask for my husband . ’
17 It was then we realised that , ironically , of all places she could have chosen to make her home , Poppy had decided to live under my office .
18 The patients were asked to keep a record of all foods they had eaten during a typical midweek day and during a typical weekend day , once every three month period .
19 Yes , I mean it 's generally true is n't it I think of all societies I ca n't think of any o of , of any exceptions that it normally is older males who have more resources .
20 Its members undertake to repair or service 80 per cent of all appliances they are called out to within three working days .
21 If he was the cynosure of all eyes he did n't notice and in his present mood he would n't have been troubled if he had .
22 For very modern buildings of all classes it will also be possible to contact the developers and architects concerned .
23 In order that up-to-date class lists are available locally and nationally please return details of ALL classes you hope to teach in the Autumn , to your Area Organiser by 31st July .
24 By removing these from the representation of all motions we are left with Γ vib , the list of the numbers of vibrations of each symmetry species for the molecule .
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