Example sentences of "all for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was all for the idea , and we exchanged addresses . |
| 2 | And everyone in Maple Drive , as they cooked , consoled , took out their best suits and thought of even nicer things to say about Donald than the last nice thing that had been said about him , were privately so astonished , so relieved , so savagely glad to be alive that if someone had proposed to bury him upside down in a bucket of horse manure they would probably have agreed it was all for the best . |
| 3 | Now , I 'm all for the members of the Great British Public knowing a great deal more about the nostrums they consume , and having the information needed to help them share in deciding which are worth having and when , and which are best left to the birds . |
| 4 | This included having to study rod sizes , materials and changes in the amounts of electrical current to see how the effect depended on these , which was all for the future . |
| 5 | In only one respect were my original living arrangements altered , and it was all for the best . |
| 6 | The West Midlands and Cleveland County came up with £300,000 and £250,000 respectively , and that was all for the rest of England — a paltry £885,000 compared with the £2,325,000 raised from just twelve London boroughs . |
| 7 | I 'd be all for the change because there 's logic in it . |
| 8 | Hari 's face was pale and Emily told herself sternly that it was all for the best , together she and Hari would prosper . |
| 9 | Macmillan replied urbanely that he was all for the plan , adding : |
| 10 | ‘ He realized I 'd be knocked out and did his utmost to persuade me it was all for the best . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Perhaps it was all for the best you lost the baby , Helen , ’ her mother said when Helen went to visit her . |
| 12 | The grand master of ceremonies , Amir Aslan Afshar , was all for the Shah 's keeping or selling his personal plane . |
| 13 | I 'm all for the free market economy.i Maxham hobbled into the hall . |
| 14 | ‘ Thank you , Madame , that will be all for the moment , but , ’ he bent his head close to her ear as they moved towards the door , ‘ I would ask you to act as my eyes and ears when I am not present . |
| 15 | Come along , " Aunt Tossie was all for the fun of the fair . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm all for the busmen ’ , he remarked decisively . |
| 17 | ‘ That 'll be all for the moment , ’ he said . |
| 18 | Owen was all for the Agreement . |
| 19 | Du n no enough about Tinkler , what about Sharp as well I 'm all for the youth team comming into the premier league side so why not try them more this year . |
| 20 | Mrs Jones was attacked at her home in the village of Hodson near Swindon all for the sake of sixty pounds . |
| 21 | I 'm all for the IFA decision to guarantee Republic match tickets only to those fans who buy seats for the Latvia game on Wednesday . |
| 22 | Personally I am all for the guilty being run to ground . |