Example sentences of "he [was/were] all [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now here she was , and he was all at odds , wanting to go to her , knowing he could not . |
| 2 | A self-proclaimed poineer and the ‘ first man to go the whole hog ’ with his business , the Wild Boar Company , he was all for setting the strictest standards of breeds , offering a product aimed at the ‘ luxury end ’ of the market . |
| 3 | He was all for the idea , and we exchanged addresses . |
| 4 | He was all for sending Gladstone over to the ‘ bloody ’ Russians . ’ |
| 5 | At the symposium , ‘ Are You Prepared for IT ? ’ , hosted by Zenith Data Systems , Gates spoke out on object programming , saying he thought the concept was just another hype that extends far beyond the reality available today — having said that , he said to look out for Microsoft 's Object Linking and Embedding 2.0 ‘ during 1993 ’ , saying he was all for any technology that will enable the economical re-use of parts of programs . |
| 6 | Macmillan replied urbanely that he was all for the plan , adding : |
| 7 | He was all for England 's democracy and against any form of union with Wales , Scotland , Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man , for which he seemed to have a particular dislike as " a nucleus of Celtic imagery " . |
| 8 | He was all over us last week , and now that he 's really needed , he 's nowhere to be found . |
| 9 | He was all in favour of anything that kept their costs down . |
| 10 | He was all in favour of that . |
| 11 | Before I even had a chance to talk to him he was all round the shop talking to everyone . |