Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] all over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr P was asked what effect the growth of English literature all over the world , and the advent of modern literary criticism , had had on English teaching in universities : |
| 2 | No large-scale drilling would be allowed without on-site inspections ; any large commercial explosions would have to be notified and inspected ; a highly sensitive seismic and radiation-detector network would pick up seismic activity all over the world ( useful for earthquake prediction too ) and satellites would keep a close check on suspect areas . |
| 3 | ‘ I wanted one without you smoking hash all over it . ’ |
| 4 | Messy cow , bloody garlic all over clothes , not a good idea . |
| 5 | And here 's Cal spilling this Victorian melodrama all over me , and I 'm riveted . |
| 6 | Only when the bottles leaked in a smelly , milky mess all over everything in her bag did she discover that the rings and sealing discs did not fit properly . |
| 7 | The three principal features in this work are panelled decoration all over the building , in windows , wall and buttress alike , an increasing area of window space and consequently development of the flying buttress ( much later than in France ) and roofing by means of the fan vault . |
| 8 | There was a glorious sunset rush of pure-blooded warmth all over her back and right down to her fingertips . |
| 9 | In my wanderings to the Staff Colleges and branches of the Royal Aeronautical Society all over the world , the USAF Academy , Colorado Springs , and also that incredible edifice of aeronautical and technical learning — the Smithsonian in Washington , the main question that always crops up and in almost entirely the same way is " how was it possible to maintain morale ? " |
| 10 | and the hydraulic hose on the back of the dustcart broke there was hydraulic fluid all over the |
| 11 | ‘ Well , look at all that shiny stuff all over you , ’ Molly continued , ‘ you look like a Christmas tree . ’ |
| 12 | His face looks like a Halloween mask — fixed and rigid ; a shiny mask all over his face . |
| 13 | How would you fancy having a heart attack with a priest and a couple of altar boys hopping round throwing cold water all over your head ? |
| 14 | Ever since I can remember there have been little stickers of white paper all over the house with neat black-biro writing on them . |
| 15 | We are proud to keep the national composition all over the world |
| 16 | ‘ I had on this little dress , smock it was , with this pretty embroidery all over the bodice , sort of Heidi , and Mum and I did my pigtails . ’ |
| 17 | For some reason quite beyond Harry 's comprehension , somebody had been thrown from a window in Prague in the year of grace 1618 and this had provoked thirty years of bloody conflict all over Europe . |
| 18 | well he likes marshal art do n't he ? we wo n't tell daddy that you knocked a full on the table of black currant all over the carpet will we ? |
| 19 | This is because the UK would have to contribute £39 000 a year to a fund to help protect natural and cultural sites of international importance all over the world . |
| 20 | But suddenly there was something of a puff of smoke and I found myself standing all alone in the alleyway with what might well be metaphorical egg all over my kisser . |
| 21 | So surveyors were in great demand all over the country . |
| 22 | They are in great demand all over the world . |
| 23 | ‘ Our frantic scuffle all over the bedroom ! ’ |
| 24 | There is a great view all over the forest from the Ridgery , I 've been told . ’ |
| 25 | Jones has given talks about muon catalysed fusion all over the USA and in Europe , so it is ironic that it was after speaking at his new home institution , Brigham Young University , on 12 March 1986 that the seminal interaction occurred with Paul Palmer . |
| 26 | Bloody rubbish all over garden , Gilly 's over back was |
| 27 | He had a crappy Hemworth guitar and stuck white sticky paper all over it so it would look |
| 28 | It had yellow eyes and grey hair all over its body . |
| 29 | This one was very small with grey fur all over its body . |
| 30 | A collaboration from the depths of hell looks on the cards , we can report with our fingers stuffed prematurely in our ears , as VIC REEVES and BOB MORTIMER have been spotted in cahoots with THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH all over London recently . |