Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] all [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sun , which had been hidden all day , broke through the cloud at the very moment that Bill fell tail first into a peat hole filled with boggy water and could n't get out . |
| 2 | Under the rules of the Stock Exchange if the shares of a particular class are listed all shares issued in that class must be listed . |
| 3 | When Jesus appeared after his resurrection to his disciples in Galilee , he told them , ‘ I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth . ’ |
| 4 | But already the decision has been given all party support in the House of Lords . |
| 5 | Until these issues have been resolved all patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be regarded as at risk of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism . |
| 6 | Miles had been surrounded all evening , it seemed , by droves of tinselled ladies . |
| 7 | In this class are included all shorelines which have an origin combining at least two of the preceding classes . |
| 8 | He has been pursued all year by race fan Newman and his Chicago business partner Carl Haas . |
| 9 | And then they had all hooted with laughter and teased him mercilessly when they 'd arrived , because she had n't been seen all evening and they knew he was deeply disappointed . |
| 10 | So no matter what they do they 're lumbered all way round are n't they ? |
| 11 | I need to know that it 's necessary to remove all those trees I 've been told all sorts of things like they 're in pots and they 'll become pot bound they 're growing outwards they might fall down they might fracture mains they block off the er view of the church well I think they 're a nice asset in the city centre . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's been offered all sorts of consultancies at lots of London hospitals . ’ |
| 13 | The flat was sweltering although curtains had been drawn all day to keep the sun out . |
| 14 | been shown all sorts of things . |
| 15 | ‘ Kelly had been kicked all night and he thought it was going to happen again . |
| 16 | And McDonald 's UK president , Paul Preston , said : ‘ The restaurant has been packed all morning . |
| 17 | On the long rows of stalls are ranged all sorts of fresh farm products — eggs , vegetables , salads , churns of cream , live chickens and ducks — brown Rouen ducks , black Muscovy ducks , white Pekin ducks , turkeys , baby chicks ; one old woman has just one basket of produce for sale — eggs , a few fresh peas , and a bunch of green turnip-tops . |
| 18 | We shall be given all manner of reasons why there should not be a top salary review , or whatever it is called since the former Prime Minister tore up the negotiating arrangements for the civil service . |
| 19 | Probably to be considered all night , he thought bitterly , dropping off to sleep in his clothes . |
| 20 | QPR have their own contender , Les Ferdinand , whose second minute opener may not be bettered all season . |
| 21 | By dawn the trench would probably be little more than eighteen inches deep , but it had to be occupied all day , while the enemy gunners resumed their work of levelling . |
| 22 | Since the accommodation would be occupied all year round , the standard would have to be similar to that required for permanent occupation . |
| 23 | Carbohydrate foods — it used to be thought all carbohydrate foods — do indeed have a tendency to produce a rebound hunger . |
| 24 | The garden DIY expert makes an ideal Christmas present for the keen and not-to-keen gardener , as it will be used all year round . |
| 25 | Designated use : multi-use windproof trousers — can be used all year if worn over fleece trousers or climbing tights . |
| 26 | Above : From Gaggenau , this sophisticated electric barbecue on wheels can be used all year round . |
| 27 | It is fully double glazed , and ventilation plus an underfloor heating system means it can be used all year round . |
| 28 | But the design of the old , serrated sickle was also outstanding in another way : it was light and could be used all day , even by women , without the reaper tiring unduly . |
| 29 | Flames leaping to thirty feet in the air were reported just off the road at Wheatley causing a stretch of the road to be closed all day . |
| 30 | The isolation — I have only once been in an admission ward less than a dozen miles from my home — and the physical environment — inappropriate design , upstairs dormitories that must be locked all day , uninvolving regimentation — are aspects of a system of care whose inadequacies should not be underestimated . |