Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] all [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He added : ‘ Johnathan 's photograph should be all over the world .
2 He told Daniel about the terrible St Rémy painting of the blasted tree , about noir-rouge , and Daniel said that it was odd that these orchards should be all over the walls of other asylums now , to cheer people up .
3 They should be all over the place — especially where least expected — halfway down a leg , on a collar , cuff or elbow for instance .
4 Glynn 's prints must be all over the premises so there should be no problem . ’
5 His threat to Newley must be all round the agency by now .
6 ‘ That 'll be all for the moment , ’ he said .
7 It 'll be all over the colony in no time .
8 It 'll be all in the Post tomorrow .
9 Otherwise , they 'd be all over the place under their own steam .
10 I 'd be all for the change because there 's logic in it .
11 If the gym was n't very full you were really conscious of the number of screws ; they 'd be all round the back , all round the perimeter , and there was apparently a spy hole over the basketball net which they watched through .
12 If he lay there until the morning , assuming he did not pass out , or drown , or spew up and choke to death in the meantime , he would be found when the boys came in to wash ; the humiliation would be unbearable and the whole story would be all over the school by breakfast .
13 This would be all over the school tomorrow .
14 It would be all over the organisation in minutes .
15 He also remarked , significantly : If it were not for the Union , I venture to think that women would be all over the London trade .
16 Whatever the case , the story of Sister Jones 's ridiculous crush on Dr Tom Russell would be all over the hospital by the end of the day , and Belinda , feeling like a helpless little fish struggling in a vast invisible net , did n't know what to do about it .
17 They looked forward to that future time when God 's rule would be all over the earth .
18 This would be all over the town , whatever had I been thinking of , going down to the site , had n't I any sense ?
19 Now it would be all round the hospital that Juliet Avery liked David Kent , and was probably jealous of the chidren 's ward staff nurse .
20 It would be all around the convent before bed time .
21 In any case , ’ he added , turning to look at her intently , ‘ the fact that I was in your room at this hour will be all over the hotel by morning . ’
22 No wonder , living in voluntary filth ; but it is all over the street — will be all over the town unless there 's some special mercy on the place ’
23 His presence , of course , will make things rather difficult for Canaris which will be all to the good . ’
24 ‘ 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 .
25 It will be all round the place in no time . ’
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