Example sentences of "[v-ing] to [noun] all [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The material included on any demo tape , to gain the attention of A&R staff who are listening to tapes all week , should be strong properly presented and preferably original . |
| 2 | Last night , he must have done about three grams of the white stuff , plus cognac to stop the shakes , plus not going to bed all night , plus having to behave like a serious grown-up with his trainer and make sure his homes were going to the right races in the right countries at the right time , plus a screaming anxiety attack about his father and Butler and the mess his life was in , plus the horrific combined effects of the morning and the country air . |
| 3 | Secondly , this was conditional upon Louis IX of France ceding to Henry all rights ‘ that he has and holds in these three dioceses and three cities : that is to say , Limoges , Cahors and Périgueux , in fiefs and in domains ’ . |
| 4 | The council had done its best , formulating a writ to all sheriffs to issue proclamations forbidding the spreading of lying rumours that Richard was alive , and committing to prison all culprits on whom they could lay hands . |
| 5 | Peter , I know you 've been talking to delegates all day , what 's the atmosphere like there ? * |
| 6 | blimey she said meeting you here , well she sat chatting to Emma all night |