Example sentences of "[pron] be [vb pp] all over " in BNC.
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31 | Were there times when it was written all over her face ? |
32 | It was written all over your face . |
33 | By 1800 the new Shorthorn was Britain 's tallest breed , the bulls standing 152cm at the withers ; the famous Durham Ox was 165cm tall and weighed 3,024 pounds as a five-year-old in 1801 when it was exhibited all over the country , remaining a star travelling showpiece until it dislocated its hip in 1807 . |
34 | And he was bitten all over his face , everywhere . |
35 | He was pursued all over Galloway , Carrick and Kyle , and given little respite , but still he preached at well-attended conventicles , baptised children , and officiated at weddings . |
36 | But , but , genes themselves are spread all over the perimeter , so you might well find that er genes there 's more of them |
37 | ‘ What were known all over the world as ‘ English gardens ’ were the most pervasive influence that England ever had on the European way of life' , wrote Lord Clark . |