Example sentences of "all [conj] [pron] [vb base] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Northumbrians were instructed not to establish as king anyone who was illegitimate ( a slighting reference perhaps to Aldfrith and his descendants , or , for all that we know to the contrary , to other rulers — Aethelwald or Alhred ) nor to conspire to kill a king who was the Lord 's anointed , and any bishop or priest who was involved in such a crime was to be expelled from the Church and any layman excommunicated . |
| 2 | Walking means exercise , walking means effort , you and I have to do something to keep ourselves spiritually awake , going back to our illustration again about the car driver on the motorway , you find yourself after so many miles just dozing off because the road is so straight , not much traffic around , not much to think about apart from the countryside that goes by and you 're there foot on the accelerator , no braking , no gear changing , nothing at all and you get to the point where you 're driving one-handed by the thing , that 's the time when you get so relaxed is n't it ? |
| 3 | I hope you enjoyed that discussion I mean well first of all if you live in the Selby area it 's been of relevance to you and you 've managed to hear what both sides are saying but I I hope even if you do n't live in the Selby area it 's er you 've er found it as fascinating as I have to hear the pros and cons of such a complex issue . |
| 4 | Wary of causing further commotion , Jack said OK and found to his astonishment at the end of the service that the question had not been ‘ Do ye want a lift ? ’ at all — not at all , at all as they say in the Emerald Isle — but ‘ Do ye want to lift ? ’ , and as he staggered along on his then-arthritic hip bearing the coffin with five other pall-bearers , he kind of wished he 'd stuck to ‘ No thank you , I 'll walk . ’ |
| 5 | First of all when you come in the everybody got a drink of whisky . |