Example sentences of "this [was/were] all [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was all for her benefit . |
| 2 | ‘ We figured that if this was all about focusing the mind 's energy , he 'd have it at the ceremony , ’ Benny added . |
| 3 | This was all about them and somehow she and Fernando did n't exist . |
| 4 | She hung up on me , This was all to the good . |
| 5 | João had been out with Fernando for most of the previous night and looked pale and tired , but Maria Iñes said this was all to the good , because it made him look older and readier to take on the responsibility of a wife . |
| 6 | This meant all trains had to stop and , as Lydham Heath was our station , this was all to the good . |
| 7 | ‘ This was all as a full-time member of staff . |
| 8 | And this was all before half-time . |
| 9 | ‘ This was all in London , right ? ’ |
| 10 | I then suggested that she take small steps , one at a time , further into the depths of the cupboard — remembering that this was all in her imagination and that she was still feeling totally relaxed . |
| 11 | But this was all in the past ! |
| 12 | This was all in addition to the usual lessons my father gave me on mathematics and history and so on . |