Example sentences of "[noun pl] of [noun sg] be [verb] all " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fragments of wicker were scattered all around the room ; a small pile of them marked the drain . |
| 2 | It was here that Grandfather Denknetzeyan had spent many hours in deep contemplation while the seeds of revolution were scattered all around him , here that he spent his last moments in Moscow before setting out on that final and fateful journey to Petrograd . |
| 3 | Looks of surprise were exchanged all round them as he set an arm round Lachlan 's shoulders that stiffened and then relaxed ; and then the cheering erupted . |
| 4 | Ford ( 1988 ) by contrast believes that the insights of counselling are needed all along the way . |
| 5 | Less pure grades of graphite were discovered all over the world but none had the structure of the Borrowdale type . |