Example sentences of "[noun sg] were [vb pp] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vast amounts of capital and capacity were installed all over the world in expectation of continuing rising demand and no technological change . |
| 2 | Less pure grades of graphite were discovered all over the world but none had the structure of the Borrowdale type . |
| 3 | Also barrels of apples and tobacco and many other useful items that had been part of the boat 's cargo were strewn all along the beach . |
| 4 | Fragments of wicker were scattered all around the room ; a small pile of them marked the drain . |
| 5 | It was here that Grandfather Denknetzeyan had spent many hours in deep contemplation while the seeds of revolution were scattered all around him , here that he spent his last moments in Moscow before setting out on that final and fateful journey to Petrograd . |
| 6 | Girls and women of every colour , creed , shape and size were sprawled all over them . |
| 7 | Looks of surprise were exchanged all round them as he set an arm round Lachlan 's shoulders that stiffened and then relaxed ; and then the cheering erupted . |
| 8 | The effects of the Chernobyl radiation leak were measured all over Europe , 32 people died as a result of fighting the fire that occurred , and thousands more are expected to develop cancers as a result of radioactive contamination . |
| 9 | Late last night , Tass reported that bursts of automatic fire were heard all around the city as ‘ several tens of thousands of people ’ gathered on Bucharest 's University Square . |