Example sentences of "but it [verb] all " in BNC.

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1 The bus held about twenty people , but it carried all manner of other things .
2 They 'd come here to learn , but it seemed all they would ever learn was how to alter that which they had no possibility of understanding into something so familiar there was no point in their understanding it .
3 It was only a monosyllable , but it had all of ninety kilos behind it .
4 But it had all the signs of a sectarian killing .
5 Shady Marcus at last exposed the soap 's Mr Big but it had all the dramatic impact of one of those dated Ealing comedies where George Cole plays a gangster as threatening as a game show host .
6 But it had all it 's side
7 It was not itself a centre of manufacturing , but it outstripped all other ports as a point of transit for English exports and became thereby a major entrepot of international trade .
8 But it come all out in grey streaks all over it , I wrote to them .
9 But it took all of a week 's ration of time to restore the plot to its pre-holiday weed-free state .
10 I mean I I had the guitar stuff done within an hour but it getting all vocals over-dubbed and doubling everything up and then , it took forever to mix it together .
11 To a large degree this was centred , although not confined , to the newer , suburban churches , but it affected all aspects of Nonconformist church-life .
12 And I tried to do a pattern but it sent all my eyes crazy counting these
13 This version is lighter than a traditional Christmas pudding but it has all the flavour .
14 ‘ It 's just a simple two minute job , ’ Dan told me , ‘ but it makes all the difference . ’
15 What the connection is we can only hazard a guess at but it confirms all our worst suspicions about anything-core outfits once and for all .
16 Er we have n't spent a lot of time talking about some of those things today but it 's all been done .
17 The plaintiffs claim that they suffered loss and damage as a result of the defendants breach of contract er my Lord erm essentially having completed on this purchase they then tried er to run the business financially and in accordance with the terms of the lease , erm but it 's all been the plaintiff 's evidence that right from the start erm he was well prepared that there was insufficient working capital and insufficient funds er to run this business properly and efficiently and indeed shortly after purchasing it advice was sought about er re-sale and er if your Lordship looks at page eighty eight of the pleadings bundle which twenty one the plaintiff 's case on page eighty eight , the top of the page my Lord .
18 I 've got the phone number er it 's just a case now of er getting on and getting it advertised and marketing it but it 's all been signed
19 this morning but it 's all gone except for where in in the shadow
20 Now you could say that was perhaps maintenance , but it 's all been cleaned , it 's been repointed , there are new lanterns , they 've done all the paintwork and they made such a beautiful job of it , it 's really almost for the craftsmanship and the care that we gave them a certificate for that as well .
21 ‘ It is a sad reflection , but it affects all stately homes , ’ Tatton Park director Mike Beaufoy said .
22 PACE has taken a charity stall on nearby Aylesbury Market , but it needs all the help it can get .
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