Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv prt] all over the " in BNC.
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1 | Figures for 1991 reveal that this sort of tradgedy is being played out all over the south of England . |
2 | Although Wilhelm 's army was no match for the total power of the Waaagh , Grom 's forces were split up all over the Empire into many small armies . |
3 | ‘ Something like 90,000 acres of trees per minute are being chopped down all over the world , ’ contributed Lydia off the top of her head . |
4 | Her clothes were spread out all over the bed , and at first she could n't figure out what they were doing there . |
5 | It 's one of hundreds being put up all over the country and residents say it was put there without planning permission or consultation . |
6 | With a £250,000 advance under his belt , Mr Seth has created a best-seller and with rights being snapped up all over the world he is well on his way to becoming a millionaire . |
7 | As I went upstairs I thought how much I hated being shoved around all over the place . |
8 | A huge cast of characters — each of whom are given intermeshing chapters to narrate the US perspective on the mess and sacrifice of World War Two — is flung out all over the globe . |
9 | So I go back and I 'm standing in the doorway , and there 's this kid on the bed and he 's thrown up all over the cover and now he 's starting to shake . |