Example sentences of "was [vb pp] all over the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The dried blood from my nose was smeared all over the front of my mouth and it cracked when I tried to move my lips .
2 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 .
3 He returned for five days in November 1991 when Selena Scott made a TV film A Prince Among Islands , which was shown all over the world .
4 That pattern was duplicated all over the subcontinent .
5 However the cry was raised all over the floor : " They 've removed their team leader " Some thirty young dealers applauded the courage of these two .
6 The publicity he gave to the idea in his paper was taken up by other newspapers and the example of Gloucester was followed all over the country .
7 It was usually something quite silly and trivial , like leaving the taps running in the bath huts or over-stuffing the dustbins so that mess and litter was spread all over the ground , but sometimes someone 's carelessness resulted in the whole inadequate drainage system being completely overloaded and clogged up .
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