Example sentences of "were [verb] all [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Max Jacob was homosexual , trying desperately to look distinguished in his top hat , evening dress , spats and monocle , whilst Modi 's affairs with women were known all over the quarter . |
| 32 | ‘ 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 . |
| 33 | They were running all over the place . |
| 34 | Patriots were running all over the place , periwigs ablaze , screaming for help , burrowing into the sand and rolling . |
| 35 | Soon visuals with clever captions were pinned all round the room . |
| 36 | You were floundering all over the place , if I remember , ’ said Waldorf . |
| 37 | were jumping all over the place and the action moved |
| 38 | And they spurred forward to pursue and take him , no doubt believing it a happy chance for them , and the Lord Owen caused his horse to appear to drop lame , and so encouraged and led them until they were spread all along the field in open order , within close range of the bowmen in the woods . |
| 39 | ‘ Their pictures were spread all over the news bulletins . |
| 40 | Letters to be read out were spread all over the desk , along with newspaper clippings and research notes on my two guests . |
| 41 | Though the Swan was more sophisticated than the Queen 's Head , it was only a matter of minutes before servants , ostlers and maids were scampering all over the large and comfortable hotel to see to the minutest needs of the ‘ Honourable Member of Parliament ’ , ‘ brother to an Earl ’ , who had landed on them at an unexpectedly late hour and naturally — ‘ a Colonel as well ’ — demanded the best of everything both for himself and for his ( temporary — ‘ from Keswick ’ ) servant and his ( ‘ pale-looking ’ ) daughter . |
| 42 | Less pure grades of graphite were discovered all over the world but none had the structure of the Borrowdale type . |
| 43 | As a result the British Zeta results were splashed all over the world 's newspapers ( New Scientist , 20 January , p 166 ) . |
| 44 | The old studio system which had produced good writers , good directors , good stars , good movies , was breaking up and bits of it were sliding all over the ancient and sacred lots . |