Example sentences of "be all [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do n't lose except worse potato and they 're all standard size |
| 2 | Yes , it would have been quite useful to have given that tape as some indication on that little diagram on the tape recorder , about a minute or , they 're all standard tape recorders , how much measure , how much is it in terms of time , a minute of your tape is ten minutes |
| 3 | Well I think so , I mean they 're all good company by the looks are n't they and |
| 4 | And they 're all good quality |
| 5 | I think it would be a desirable erm idea to have a classless society as long as we 're all middle class ! |
| 6 | Because they 're all prospective home buyers . |
| 7 | ‘ That 's when one of them yelled back ‘ We are n't messing about , we 're all bloody drowning ’ . ’ |
| 8 | Superficially , they have little in common , but they 're all refreshing evidence of the welcome return of the neurotic , articulate lyricist . |
| 9 | I 'm assuming we 're all still human at the moment , but who knows what Christmas will bring ? ’ |
| 10 | I mean , they 're all chartsey stuff but |
| 11 | They 're all old tinker ? |
| 12 | However they 're all signed Maxim right ? |
| 13 | They 're all red colour . |
| 14 | Wendy ; Actually we 're pretty lucky to have him , not only because he 's a whole hunk of a man but also because we 're all full time students which means that we do n't have to pay this new Council tax . |
| 15 | ‘ Maybe they 're all thwarted deck quoits champions ? |
| 16 | They would tell us that such comparisons are all hot air . |
| 17 | The World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) , Friends of the Earth ( FoE ) and Living Earth are all environmental action groups involved in preserving the rainforests as far as possible . |
| 18 | The hotel features an elegant restaurant , locally renowned for its food , with a terrace facing the harbour , a pleasant roof garden with bar , sun terrace and panoramic views , a small garden and the public rooms which are all cool marble and pastel shades are air conditioned , with yet more fabulous views across the lake . |
| 19 | I have already mentioned that Jeannie is pretty good , but not that our three children — Daisy ( eight ) , Jack ( six ) and Ralph ( four ) — are all keen gold panners . |
| 20 | Er , rural traffic calming , speed cameras , provision for cyclists , pedestrian are all new money with a road safety bias in it , so I think we 've done the best that we could this year . |
| 21 | Despite their often Eastern names , these are all Western pedigree cats , almost all of which have been specifically developed for the show-ring , rather than for any other purpose . |
| 22 | The Budget committees , the Senate finance Committee , the House Ways and Means Committee , the Appropriations committees in both houses and their sub-committees are all major power centres well capable of inflicting severe damage on the executive branch . |
| 23 | The endowments and behaviour of households are taken as given , as are all pre-tax factor prices and producer prices . |
| 24 | Walking , swimming , gardening and even general housework are all good exercise . |
| 25 | The nation 's best sellers are all pinky plum shades : ‘ Plum Beautiful ’ by Boots No. 7 , followed by Rimmel 's ‘ Heather Shimmer ’ and third comes Max Factor 's ‘ Orchid ’ . |
| 26 | The four teenagers are all final year business studies students from the Lycee du Noordover in Dunkirk , which has links with Marton Sixth Form College . |
| 27 | We are all professional voice users . ’ |
| 28 | Or get in touch with the Solicitor 's Family Law Association , , whose members are all experienced divorce lawyers . |
| 29 | The staff are all experienced nursery/playgroup workers and provide a very high standard of child care . |
| 30 | In areas which are all black cab , at present , people who find these vehicles less suitable have the option of using saloon cars provided through private hire companies . |