Example sentences of "it [was/were] all [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I suppose it was all to do with origins , sergeant , ’ he said . |
| 2 | It was all to do with instinct , unsullied intelligence and an innate ability to discount the higher promptings of reason . |
| 3 | After Fowler went , Davis broke Terry 's left arm , the uneven bounce having deceived the batsman , and then once again it was all left to Lamb . |
| 4 | For tragic Tony Hancock 's TV career had a lot more going for it than the poorly-performed Blood Donor in 1961 , still his most famous show , even though it was all acted off cue cards . |
| 5 | George Underwood : ‘ It was all instigated by David really , because he had been listening to the World Service on the radio and suddenly got the bug to get involved in American Football , and he wrote to the American Embassy asking for more information . |
| 6 | " It was all valued for probate , " Sara reminded him , " but in any case , I 'm not interested . |
| 7 | Now , at last , here in Hochhauser , looking her best , with her dear , dear friends from the past , she knew it was all going to work . |
| 8 | As Jesus insisted in Luke 24:47 , it was all to begin in Jerusalem : hence the emphasis on Jerusalem as the place where the Pentecostal gift arrived . |