Example sentences of "[verb] all over [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parts of the outside walls curved in and out like waves of stone , altar and stained-glass windows were awe-inspiring in gold and blue , and the chimes from the clock could be heard all over town , even in my stationside boarding house . |
| 2 | And the animal prints , so popular on Paris catwalks this year , purr all over bedroom accessories at B&B . |
| 3 | St Teresa 's Hospice car stickers are now on sale at 50p each and should soon be appearing all over town . |
| 4 | Pretty much the same sort of shit was coming down at AMS , if we 'd gone looking for it , and of course it was happening all over town at well-known locations : St Mary 's , St Andrew 's , St Anne 's . |
| 5 | and now he 's touring Rome as well , took advantage of being left in Mexico , travel all over South America and now I think he 's going to do Australia and . |
| 6 | IMPATIENT AND SOMEWHAT TACTLESS FEMALE seeks male willing to be ordered around and generally walked all over Age irrelevant . |
| 7 | Damian lunged after Tony , his face dark with rage as he bit out thickly , ‘ You 're like a bloody wasp , stinging at me — driving up in your red sports car , honking your horn , taking her dancing all over town , kissing her behind my back , sending me a painting of her half naked for my wedding present ! ’ |
| 8 | After all , ‘ Blessed Lang of Galloway ’ may be the only Secretary of State to have walked all over water . |
| 9 | We went all over town , looked at rock stars and actors , but Val just had it from day one . |
| 10 | This is the pencil that his kindergarten teacher possessed ; the pencil that made the blue ticks and the red crosses in the register ; the pencil that he wept for , that his mother went all over town to find , and failed to find , because they were all gone , or not made any more , or kept for teachers , or only imagined ; the pencil which he knew would make him happy , if only he possessed it , for evermore . |
| 11 | The young man wanted to know whether I was responsible for the posters that appeared all over town the previous night . |
| 12 | When they reached port and had sold their catch on the market , radio-activity was discovered all over ship , crew and catch . |
| 13 | For the sporty guy , Slazenger All Over Body Kit is ideal — its refreshing and great value . |
| 14 | ‘ People robbing and murdering all over place , what sort of impression are visitors going to take away ? |
| 15 | Hot meals , slopping all over car boots , were delivered around to the shops . |
| 16 | The supermarket shopping pattern spread all over town . |
| 17 | Dogs ca n't go in eating areas , and it 's preferred that they do n't climb all over furniture in sitting rooms , but there 's a good acre or 27 of space for romping and rambling . |