Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [verb] [pron] at all " in BNC.
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| 1 | When information technology users are in doubt about what to buy , who to buy it from , and whether or not they can afford it , they are apt to buy nothing at all . |
| 2 | This particular person had found the shock so great that she had not been able to acknowledge it at all except by taking this evading action . |
| 3 | Once they 've joined in the Pirates Club , you 'll be lucky to see them at all , as they go through their paces for the junior cabaret ( where a lot of hidden young talent come to light ) , or as they enjoy the treasure hunts and fancy dress parties . |
| 4 | They begin to assume that their ageing parents are never satisfied , and may eventually conclude that it might be better to do nothing at all for them . |
| 5 | Or you 're likely not to be able to do anything at all . |
| 6 | Sandison wondered what Elsie would be wearing , whether he would be able to recognise her at all . |
| 7 | We , and others , recommend that a sample should be obtained after one hour for both routes and are pleased to receive one at all , for it immediately involves the medical microbiologist in the care of the patient , and close cooperation is important . |
| 8 | he was surprised at himself , at first , for feeling grateful , for being able to feel anything at all . |
| 9 | The enzymes are specialized proteins which enable the body to carry out at body heat and atmospheric pressure complex reactions which , if man were able to reproduce them at all , would require high temperatures and high pressures to accomplish . |
| 10 | If it is difficult to distinguish precisely the living standards of older women in official statistics , it is impossible to say anything at all about the position of older Black women ( or men for that matter ) . |
| 11 | Grammatical gender is supposed to have nothing at all to do with sex . |
| 12 | Still , it is good to see him at all , and I suspect his performance in Reflected Glory will linger in the memory … |
| 13 | However , it is difficult to conclude anything at all from a correlation , particularly one which is barely significant . |
| 14 | Since our son found maths difficult he had , quite understandably , decided that it was easier to do none at all — and had got away with it for over six weeks . |
| 15 | Maybe she had been locked in her self-imposed prison for so long that now she was unable to control herself at all . |