Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] all but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , I must admit I saw a pair of green suede baby shoes in Gap and I all but swooned : size 0 , cute as Goldie Hawn 's left ear , very nearly her right . |
| 2 | Then he stood up and strode from the room , and she all but collapsed into the chair he 'd just vacated , feeling as though she 'd been battered by a storm at sea . |
| 3 | The band finally reached the end of their last number and she all but leapt to her feet , switching on her brightest , falsest smile as she looked down at him . |
| 4 | The very thought stiffened her body in his arms and she all but scowled at him . |
| 5 | Businesses folded and they all but disappeared . |
| 6 | And he all but confirmed this was his last match , saying : ‘ I basically feel the same way as I have all year , and although I am not going to announce my retirement , I guess that is it . |