Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun pl] all [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely a much more sensible attitude to resources all round ? ’ |
| 2 | At the moment it was the traditional tale of going up to Jackson 's at 10 in the morning after an all-night session at Dobell 's — wine we drank in those days , Poppet , wine that was wine not this filthy MUCK — and demanding double portions of oysters all round and when it came to pay no one had a penny , so Dobell , who even then still had the charm of a boy of twenty , and a slim waist to go with it , said he would bring in one of the engravings from his collection , and Gaston , who always recognised a gentleman — not like the CLODS who run hostelries nowadays — with tears in his eyes said it was an honour , an honour to serve Mr Dobell and his friends . |
| 3 | There were birds in cages all around , mostly linnets and canaries , and they warbled incessantly , their throat feathers ruffled . |
| 4 | It put me in mind of the vast River Niger further south , which brings fish and game to villagers all along its course . |
| 5 | On a chair in the scullery in his cardigan and his cap and his bad leg stuck out to one side , and his tins of paint on newspapers all around , and a big panel of wood propped up against the wall with a picture on it of a battleship in a stormy sea . |
| 6 | Needless to say , once the battle lines have been drawn in this way , there tends to be a deterioration in relationships all round . |
| 7 | It faces south , and had a little garden with trees all around . |
| 8 | She enjoyed being out in the crisp fresh air , enjoyed every moment of stepping out on well-worn pathways with trees all around . |
| 9 | They 're greens with houses all round . |
| 10 | Vapours made the light from the bedside lamps unsteady and caused suffering to the roses in vases all around . |