Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] [prep] all [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The indenture was duly signed by all parties and witnessed by Edward W. Humberstone of Leather Lane , Holborn . |
| 2 | It was strange that a man of considerable intellect could give so much attention and attribute such importance to a press which was wholly influenced at all times by political considerations . |
| 3 | As all Iraqis know , Saddam himself is Sunni , despite his claim to descent from Ali ; and the putative victory over Iran was presumably won by all Iraqis , Shia and Sunni alike . |
| 4 | Isabel 's head came up like a wary animal scenting the air , but her face was swiftly wiped of all expression . |
| 5 | The right hon. Gentleman gave his usual vintage performance , with many justified facts and views , and it was warmly received in all parts of the House , not only for its humour but for some of his more sombre comments about the present ominous geophysical appearance of Europe . |
| 6 | I was warmly welcomed in all cases and an enthusiastic and positive attitude prevailed although mixed with understandable anxiety concerning the radical changes proposed . |
| 7 | Now she was suddenly drained of all energy , as though spent by the effort . |
| 8 | The statement , ‘ Venus , as viewed from earth , does not change size appreciably during the course of the year ’ , was generally accepted by all astronomers , both Copernicans and non-Copernicans , on the basis of those observations . |
| 9 | RUGBY UNION : Auckland hooker Sean Fitzpatrick was yesterday named as All Blacks captain in a squad containing 10 newcomers for three matches against a World XV this month . |
| 10 | AN animal rights activist who hurled a smoke bomb across the counter of a burger bar was yesterday banned from all McDonald 's restaurants . |
| 11 | Her Excellency , Mary Robinson , President of Ireland opened the Conference and was enthusiastically welcomed by all Delegates . |
| 12 | Voting was also held for all State Assembly seats in Haryana and West Bengal and for a number of State Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh . |
| 13 | Production was severely disrupted in all departments during the afternoon as the shop stewards spread the message . |
| 14 | Little wonder then that the Forest system was heartily detested by all classes of the king 's subjects , and that from the twelfth century onward a bitter and determined struggle was carried on between Crown and people for its abolition . |
| 15 | The changes also applied to elections to municipal and county councils so that the electorate was now composed of all ratepayers , excluding recipients of poor relief . |
| 16 | Even though the task — one that involved pedalling on a stationary bicycle — was equally demanding at all times , it was felt by the volunteers to be most difficult to achieve in the middle of the night . |
| 17 | I was here to win at all costs and did so in rather fine style . ’ |
| 18 | An inflation volume of 100 ml was well tolerated by all subjects . |
| 19 | The yacht tracked accurately and was well balanced on all points . |
| 20 | Aquitaine was then surrounded on all sides ( except the sea coast ) by fiefs which stood in a more immediate relationship to the Capetians than ever before . |
| 21 | Computed tomography of the gall bladder was initially done on all patients but latterly , only patients who were being considered for extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy ( patients with one to three gall stones which were less than 3 cm in diameter ) were scanned to determine stone density ( calcification ) . |
| 22 | At the same time the level of grant was steadily reduced for all authorities until it was below 50 per cent of local costs . |
| 23 | When their eyes became used to the gloom they could see the hut was tidily arranged with all manner of traps and tools . |
| 24 | The treatment was satisfactorily performed in all patients despite some difficulties in reaching the lesion in 20% of them . |
| 25 | A standard anaesthetic regimen , using isoflurane , was therefore used in all patients in order to standardise and minimise any potential effect of anaesthetic drugs on liver protein synthesis . |
| 26 | Birth weight adjusted for gestational age was significantly associated with all lung function measurements , except FEF 2 5 — 7 5 . |
| 27 | A questionnaire was recently sent to all students and trainees , asking for their views on the qualifications . |
| 28 | Replies are coming in to the questionnaire on VDU use which was recently issued to all staff . |