Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] all [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I was petrified because all my sheets and tableclothes and all my cutlery and silver were all stamped with the Embassy crest .
2 Rotas and overtime were all organised by the porters themselves who were operating what amounted to their own business within the hotel .
3 Formerly , the methods of control or influence were all concentrated on the floor of the House .
4 The sons of Mayall 's first marriage were all initiated into the firm at an early age ; a son-in-law ( a doctor ) acquired a mill as a dowry ; and a remaining daughter married a Nonconformist minister .
5 The dancers inside the inn were all fetched to the door by Garvey roaring with demented laughter , slapping his thighs and reeling in and out of the streaming rain .
6 In the SAVE and SOLVD prevention trials development of symptomatic heart failure , progression of heart failure , rate of admission with heart failure , and incidence of recurrent myocardial infarction were all reduced in the treatment group .
7 The Noble Savage , the Polynesian Beauty , the Paradise Isle were all conceived in the world 's largest ocean .
8 Marcus and the woman were all entwined on the settee .
9 The provision of bed covers , curtains , pelmets , chair covers and furniture were all co-ordinated by the contracts department who liaised with other manufacturers .
10 It was also intended that a wide range of groups and individuals would take advantage of both types of course ; trade unionists , school governors , people intending to be councillors , voluntary organisations , and people intending to apply for higher education or vocational retraining were all mentioned in the final planning paper in 1978 , whereas the other long-term colleges concerned with education for social action were either , like Ruskin , largely trade union-oriented or , like the Cooperative College , intended for cooperators .
11 Attitudes to the crusades , the re-gaining of the Holy Places , the Eastern Empire of Constantinople and the Greek Orthodox Church were all conditioned by the curia 's ancient policy and purpose of missionizing and converting .
12 Issues such as mental preparation , mental training , time management , stress control , psychology and sports nutrition were all scheduled into the timetable .
13 The audience were all staring at the stage — as though not daring to miss one moment .
14 Technical quality and the use of the right exposure coupled with careful composition were all considered in the beginners ' and intermediate sections of the colour slides .
15 The absconding muleteer , the swindling innkeeper and the devious customs-house officer were all treated to the same display of unthwartable will .
16 But then the got the electric and the county water but the Sten the Kirkwall Hotel and the Stromness Hotel and the Stenness Hotel was all connected with the man 's own private phone .
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