Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] up all over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Purple and yellow crocuses were popping up all over the lawn , the hard winter outlines of shrubs and trees were blurred by new growth like the fuzz on an adolescent 's upper lip , even the rows of savagely pruned rosebushes at the front of the house , separated by concrete walkways like a cemetery of spider crabs buried upside-down , were shoving out shoots and buds . |
| 2 | The Interflora boom and Smiths devotees were sprouting up all over the place with their obnoxious shirts and silly haircuts . |
| 3 | Although Wilhelm 's army was no match for the total power of the Waaagh , Grom 's forces were split up all over the Empire into many small armies . |
| 4 | Reform circles were springing up all over the country , calling for Mr Grosz 's dismissal . |
| 5 | The Darling Buds Of May returned and suddenly Miss Zeta Jones was popping up all over the place . |