Example sentences of "[pron] was [vb pp] all over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Jarlshof and Ness of Burgi have been covered in the thin film of oil which was deposited all over the southern part of Shetland . |
| 2 | Brighton set a pace which was copied all over Britain , usually , as in Kent at Margate , with more popular results . |
| 3 | He returned for five days in November 1991 when Selena Scott made a TV film A Prince Among Islands , which was shown all over the world . |
| 4 | Were there times when it was written all over her face ? |
| 5 | It was written all over your face . |
| 6 | By 1800 the new Shorthorn was Britain 's tallest breed , the bulls standing 152cm at the withers ; the famous Durham Ox was 165cm tall and weighed 3,024 pounds as a five-year-old in 1801 when it was exhibited all over the country , remaining a star travelling showpiece until it dislocated its hip in 1807 . |
| 7 | And he was bitten all over his face , everywhere . |
| 8 | He was pursued all over Galloway , Carrick and Kyle , and given little respite , but still he preached at well-attended conventicles , baptised children , and officiated at weddings . |