Example sentences of "[was/were] all [prep] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In the first 20 minutes , Ipswich were all over their visitors and were camped permanently in their half . |
2 | The nets , strangely , did n't produce many fish ( I reckon they were all round our boat ) and they were mostly leatherjackets . |
3 | All the ink was all over his shirt , it was coming out all over the place . |
4 | That was like yesterday , right , it was all over his clothes , all over his jumper and all round his face and all in his hair , you 're a slob , a slob , shall I go and get yeah |
5 | His hair was all over his face ; she could hardly see him . |
6 | Then I imagined it was all through my body and that I was going to die . |
7 | This was all for her benefit . |
8 | Will worked hard all his life , and I think it was all for his family . |
9 | It was all at my fingertips and I was only too pleased to be of some assistance , from whatever quarter the request came . |
10 | It was all beneath his dignity , this business of charging around with rifles in your hand and going on parade . |
11 | Not easy — Sukey 's charm was all in her colouring . |
12 | I then suggested that she take small steps , one at a time , further into the depths of the cupboard — remembering that this was all in her imagination and that she was still feeling totally relaxed . |
13 | An incessant internal monologue occupied her most of the morning , during which , by turns , she tried to convince herself that Fen 's effect on her was all in her imagination or berated herself for being fickle . |
14 | I never wanted to hurt you , it was all in your mind . |
15 | But then he did n't need to , it was all in his eyes . |