Example sentences of "[noun] all [vb pp] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Down below , thieves , assassins , trolls and merchants all realised at about the same moment that they were in a room made treacherous of foothold by gold coins and containing something , among the suddenly menacing shapes in the semi-darkness , that was absolutely horrible . |
| 2 | Acting as Port Agent for P&O Cruises for the first time , Ellerman & Bucknall were responsible for a range of activities all aimed at ensuring a trouble free visit for Canberra in both Durban and Cape Town . |
| 3 | Whittaker , his chairman Geoff Mulcahy and late chairman John Beckett all worked at Tate 's rival , British Sugar , before taking over Kingfisher 10 years ago . |
| 4 | His clients all rushed at him together . |
| 5 | The room we sat in contained two television sets , two oak sideboards , slightly lower than the ceiling and four clocks all stopped at different times . |
| 6 | These include Here We Come , Come and See Us and Double Trouble all aimed at children between the ages of ten and fifteen . |
| 7 | A group of small copper cylindrical powder magazines all sold at around £150-£280 and would appear to be bargains , since they were attractive in their own right and quite uncommon . |
| 8 | The 12-pounder exposed on a turntable mounting , the mortars and the oerlikons all fired at the flashes of German guns , as did the commandos in the MLs , firing brens in a pre-arranged fire-plan that helped conserve ammunition . |
| 9 | The players all played at the same time , and they were always arguing and fighting for hedgehogs . |
| 10 | There were statements of intent , exhortations , graphs and charts all aimed at producing improvements in what was to me at that time the nebulous concept of ‘ Quality ’ . |
| 11 | Pattern cutters , fitters , sewing hands and their assistants all worked at an incredible speed . |