Example sentences of "a [noun] of [noun] all [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Algal , lichen and moss communities grow wherever there is a hint of moisture , in a variety of habitats all over the continent .
2 No time to get to the shelter , there was a noise of metal all around us .
3 And she 's dropped a tin of paint all over her trainers .
4 You keep meeting the same people in a sector of industry all over the world . ’
5 A tiny creature which cuts a tracery of lines all over the surface of floating foliage .
6 ‘ It 's disgusting , ’ contributed Mrs Harper from time to time , presenting her flat , mean , worthless little counter simply because she could not bear to remain silent , to sit back where others played , although she recognized herself temporarily outnumbered , ‘ disgusting , I call it , ’ and Shirley , hearing this phrase for the millionth time , had a vision of households all over Britain in which censorious , ignorant old bags like her mother-in-law , who had never done anything for the public good , who had nothing positive ever to contribute to any argument , passed judgement on others while stuffing themselves with goose and roast potatoes and sprouts and apple sauce .
7 They have built up a list of people all over the world who have been sending them football songs and now send Beatles covers as well .
8 ‘ We have lost a lot of ponds all over the country , so the ones we do have are even more important as wildlife habitats . ’
9 And the worst thing you can do is to screw it all up by putting a lot of technique all over it ! '
10 I know that there are no easy answers , but if we do not at least attempt to act decisively , Zagreb , Dubrovnik , Vukovar and Osijek could be just the first names on a ghastly roll call resembling those unending , poignant first world war memorials that are such a feature of life all over the continent of Europe .
11 a load of feathers all over his face .
12 The day had got off to a bad start as it was ( late for work , lost the shop key , spilt a load of fish-food all over the floor and then cracked my head on a shelf while clearing it up ) .
13 The National Bowl is one of what we hope will be a series of venues all over Europe and we hope this one will become the first stop for major artists as they come to Europe
14 A series of alerts all over the mainland came as the IRA yesterday declared a 72-hour Christmas truce for Northern Ireland .
15 From 1904 he was Connexional Evangelist and conducted a series of missions all over Ireland .
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