Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] be [vb pp] all " in BNC.

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1 Fireplaces of Dent marble can be found all over the Dales , while the columns of Ingleborough Hall and the staircases of the Inns of Court , London , Owens College , Manchester , and the Cartwright Memorial Hall , Bradford , were all made of the crinoid limestone of Dentdale .
2 In nineteen forty two The Lady proudly announced that the president of the Board of Trade had cut his large bath towels in half and he hoped his sacrifice would be repeated all over the country .
3 The evidence can be seen all over the region :
4 A sigh of relief could be heard all over Scotland .
5 Her eyes were like Glittering Stars ; her raging voice could be heard all over the County — even as far as Cleveland .
6 Still , enough of them were present to make sure the Virgin 's message would be spread all round the village by supper-time .
7 ‘ There are about 90 teams in the competition , so the Company 's gesture will be known all over the county .
8 The walk can be done all in one go or in sections — for many it might be easier to tackle two days at a time at the weekends .
9 Parts of the outside walls curved in and out like waves of stone , altar and stained-glass windows were awe-inspiring in gold and blue , and the chimes from the clock could be heard all over town , even in my stationside boarding house .
10 Hence multiple copies of a given fragment of text can be found all around the surface of the disc , the more so if the disc is old and much used .
11 With very sensitive equipment , tiny variations in the Earth 's magnetic field can be detected all over the surface .
12 The result of committing the breach would be known all over the neighbourhood and seriously affect the value of the premises .
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