Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] [prep] all " in BNC.

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1 Although we were officially the London helpline , we got calls from all over Britain and from all over the world .
2 The school , for disturbed children , drew pupils from all over the country , at fees of forty thousand pounds a year each .
3 The Great Exhibition lasted from May until October and attracted visitors from all over the world to see the various items of produce exhibited , and a Mr. Thomas Cook enlarged his business by arranging trips to that Exhibition from a great many places .
4 It 's been a good year for holly berries , and the crop on sale today attracted buyers from all over Britain .
5 In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the fair — for cattle , sheep and hardware as well as horses — attracted people from all over the country .
6 The event attracted people from all over the UK .
7 After news of the drawing was reported recently in the Italian press he received tips from all over Europe about other missing Leonardos .
8 Founded in the thirteenth century , Salamanca was the equal of Paris , Bologna and Oxford , became internationally famous and attracted students from all over the world .
9 With their extensive libraries , Irish monasteries attracted students from all over the world .
10 It was her canonisation that brought the town to prominence and attracted pilgrims from all over Europe to her shrine .
11 The treasures of a man who spent his life helping other people discover valuables in their own attics attracted interest from all over the world .
12 It attracted followers from all over the world .
13 Railways and steamships brought delegates from all over the country to the chosen centre each year , and also brought foreign visitors , giving an international flavour to the occasion .
14 I got letters from all over the country , from young mothers of all ages and circumstances .
15 Some of them hankered after the company of women , had wives in all but name , and found pleasure in fashionable clothing , drink , revelry and hunting .
16 We got bosses from all over , leetle dog .
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