Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] the [noun] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | If woken during the night at the beginning of each REM sleep period , and then allowed to return to sleep , would they pick up where they left off , starting REM sleep , or start the night all over again ? |
| 2 | They created this distressed finish by marking and denting the guitar all over with a tool which gave the instrument a used/vintage appearance . |
| 3 | Scrub well , dry and prick the potatoes all over with a fork . |
| 4 | Men thus instructed often found it easier to get on with it than to try and explain the danger all over again . |
| 5 | Using a brush dipped lightly in purple food colouring ( mixed with a little water for lighter shades ) , colour the windows dark purple and tint the bricks all over the towers different shades of lavender . |
| 6 | He wanted to howl like a dog and hear the echoes all around him . |
| 7 | Almost anyone else witnessing the achievements of this small child would have been tempted to make a great fuss and shout the news all over the village and beyond , but not so Mrs Phelps . |
| 8 | She wished she could just go back to bed and start the day all over again , only somehow making it turn out completely normal this time . |
| 9 | It may be necessary to get the individual to look at alternative ways of approaching and coping with the circumstances of life without work , perhaps trying to ‘ wipe the slate clean ’ and start the process all over again , but with an increased awareness of the problems and difficulties that are involved . |
| 10 | My brother and I used to sit together and drive this old horse up and down the field and throw the hay all over the place to get the sun . |
| 11 | The reasons for this are complex and to explain the situation all away in terms of social class is an oversimplification . |
| 12 | She tried to light the gas fire but dropped the matches all over the hearthrug . |