Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun] [be] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the countries in which I have worked where tight regulations prescribe the teachers ' day , the opportunity for intelligent freedom of action is all too often curtailed and responses to the problems which children present are all too often determined by the paragraph and footnote of a rule book . |
| 2 | A bit of beating is all right , you can put up with that , but if a man is tight with his money there 's always trouble in the house . |
| 3 | This defence of housework is all the more necessary because housework passes unmentioned in the predominant stereotype of the housewife as a leisured homemaker . |
| 4 | The glory of boyhood is all around him , embraces him : The manliness of his father , the great name of his grandfather , adorn him : He shines like Apollo , striding the summits of Delos , Bringing great joy to Latona his mother . |
| 5 | ‘ The fate of McMullen is all but certain . |
| 6 | As he tried to explain it later , when the ruins of arms-for-hostages were all around him , ‘ his heart and his best intentions ’ had ruled him . |
| 7 | Peace of mind was all he could give her . |
| 8 | You might have thought this sort of behaviour was all over . |
| 9 | " That sort of thing 's all right for does , but not for us . " |
| 10 | Examples of this relationship between power and ease of use are all around us . |
| 11 | The ghosts of love were all around her , holding her somehow . |
| 12 | Their support and messages of comfort were all the more touching and meant a great deal to the Orkney families . |
| 13 | A number of times during my weekend visit to Ireland , Bono hints that a move to London is all but inevitable . |
| 14 | ‘ The caravan site at Coatham was all boarded up , waiting for Easter and the sunshine , nearby the steel works were going seven days a week while people walked their dogs and others rode ponies along the sand . |
| 15 | The assault on Libya is all too conveniently timed to let Iran and Syria off the hook and speed the release of hostages . ’ |
| 16 | Visions of Dr. Martens steel-caped boots with shorts in summer and empty split peat bags warding off sudden downpours in winter are all too realistic . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , as this chapter shows , for the majority the impact of ageism is all too clear . |
| 18 | Yet in the case of electronic records the details of provenance are all too quickly lost following the process of generation . |
| 19 | ‘ True , I accept the legions of hell are all around us . |
| 20 | Barnet fear : Barnet manager Edward Stein and his newly promoted side are today waiting to see if their season of glory was all for nothing . |
| 21 | By about 1860 , the cloth trade in Painswick was all but extinct , one of the last survivors the concern of E.P . |
| 22 | Alcohol in moderation is all right , too . |
| 23 | Now , it seemed , that sense of security was all being swept away , and by another man — this large , arrogant man . |
| 24 | But these great footballing stars of yesteryear are all doing what they do second best — telling football jokes . |
| 25 | While it might appear that the demand for redial engine overhaul is a declining trade , the need for reliable , thorough and comprehensive refurbishment of engines is all the more important . |
| 26 | He looked upwards now at the bunting stretched across the girders of the platform , then said , ‘ With a little imagination you know I could dismiss the Coronation and take it that this show of affection was all for my being twenty-one today . |
| 27 | Setting prices in relation to costs is all right as long as the latter are under control , but here they clearly are n't : it is obvious that if Marie 's back is turned , food either gets wasted or goes missing . |
| 28 | Referring to Peter Brooke 's statement that the British Government no longer had any interest in staying in Ireland , Daisy said : ‘ Peter Brooke 's talks about talks are all but finished . |
| 29 | Women for Socialism is all the more imperative given the labour movement 's political crisis ’ . |
| 30 | The gasp of delight is all the stronger for the trick played being nearer to hand . |