Example sentences of "[vb past] [been] all [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conditions were better for fishing now than they 'd been all night . |
| 2 | Pulling the tabs on the thermal cans to heat up the food , she glanced over at him but he was exactly as he 'd been all day , close yet remote , unreachable . |
| 3 | Instead , as we walked down to the bar this evening , he had been all smiles and indulgent gallantry , complimenting us on our appearance , an arm lightly circling each of our waists . |
| 4 | when she had been all hugs and trust for her father . |
| 5 | It was barely five a.m. and dawn was just breaking , but she was wide awake , as she had been all night long . |
| 6 | It was shimmering under the surface as it had been all afternoon . |
| 7 | He had been all kinds of fool . |
| 8 | She climbed down , aware suddenly of how close he was to her , closer than he had been all morning , and when she turned , it was to find him looking down at her , a strange expression in his eyes . |
| 9 | ‘ Leith , ’ he said , but his look was no warmer , no less arrogant than it had been all morning , ‘ you do n't … ’ he went on , and seemed slightly stuck for words . |
| 10 | It had been all whispers and lies till they got to the shop . |