Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pooled estimates of treatment differences were calculated for all 49 studies and compared with the estimate derived from the 16 studies that presented standard deviations for either the 17 or 21 item Hamilton scale . |
| 2 | Group and subgroup means ( SEM ) were calculated for all of the proliferative data . |
| 3 | For each patient the mean value and coefficient of variation for both the albumin concentration and the albumin:creatinine ratio were calculated from all the urine samples provided . |
| 4 | Evening courses were arranged on all sorts of subjects , which we as shift workers were unfortunately not able to take advantage of fully , as we had to work during the evenings . |
| 5 | ‘ But within half-an-hour we were firing on all cylinders again . ’ |
| 6 | Enemy machine guns were firing from all directions . |
| 7 | Weights were placed at all the corners of the sketches to stop them springing back into tight rolls . |
| 8 | Guns were given to all the honest men . |
| 9 | All decisions taken by one of us were ratified by all the others in committee . |
| 10 | Traditionally , the notion of personal response and what the Newbolt Report called ‘ literature as a living thing ’ were regarded by all schools as at the heart of English study , but there is no place for them in Zapp 's perspective . |
| 11 | ‘ Large numbers of entries were received for all the competitions , which ran over the two days and were thrown open to the past members of the Club , as well as members of the Ladies and Artisans sections . |
| 12 | At first these were received by all concerned well enough . |
| 13 | Overall , usable responses were received from all the water authorities ( 100 per cent ) , 41 local authorities ( 47 per cent ) and 46 health authorities ( 67 per cent ) . |
| 14 | Analyses limited to abdominal segments ( A2-A6 ) ; at least 10 embryos ( N100 hemisegments ) of each genotype were examined in all staining protocols . |
| 15 | Constituency parties were formed for all the major industrial constituencies . |
| 16 | The Colne Valley Divisional Labour Party was formed in June 1917 , the Leeds City Labour Party reorganized itself in April and May 1918 , and promoted the formation of constituency parties in the six divisions which made up Leeds , while constituency parties were formed for all four of the Bradford seats in April 1919 . |
| 17 | Jadeite artefacts were prized above all for their symbolic roles . |
| 18 | This was a small group of people who appointed their own chairman and secretary , and whose task was to see that the signs LADIES and GENTLEMEN were posted at all the appropriate places in the many buildings used by the conference . |
| 19 | I was constantly hearing that people were reacting to all this technology , expressing a wish to go back to basics with a simple bow , a look at the wind , an arrow loosed into the heavens and a hope that with luck it might hit the target . |
| 20 | But as they were returning with all speed , Rodrigo of Bivar raised the country , and came up with them in the mountains of Oca , and fell upon them and discomfited them , and won back all their booty , and took all the five Kings prisoners . |
| 21 | Husbands were expected above all to make regular contributions to the family exchequer . |
| 22 | Examinations for certificates of competency were instituted for all masters and mates of foreign-going ships and were subject to withdrawal if they proved incompetent or unfit to perform their duties . |
| 23 | On a more cultural note , the Chinese and Asian fashion shows and song and dance were enjoyed by all and complemented the many important issues such as safety , women 's health and violence against women which were addressed during the weekend . |
| 24 | The streets were narrow , dirty and cobbled , and the gutters were clogged with all forms of evil-smelling filth . |
| 25 | Perhaps this is what happened in the neighbouring rooms , which were occupied by all different people . |
| 26 | Indeed , even cases of rape in the News of the World was a serious underestimate for this popular Sunday lived up to its name and rape cases were reported from all pans of the globe . |
| 27 | William Robert Davies , 19 , and two others were wounded as all three waited in civilian clothes at a railway station in Lichfield ( Staffordshire ) . |
| 28 | The Jews were walking into all the plum jobs , in the medical profession especially , which infuriated Odilo and his friends , and which , to be frank , even worried me . |
| 29 | Fish were included above all as symbols of fertility and plenty . |
| 30 | As the spring ripened into summer , and the blossoming trees were succeeded by all the garden flowers , there was so much beauty to enjoy . |