Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [vb pp] all [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I still have to carry water to her because sometimes she wo n't come out of the byre and follow her mother , which means that she is left all on her own . |
| 2 | " We were accepted all over that year , " Bland said . |
| 3 | ‘ They are used all over the school . ’ |
| 4 | And th th th they 're known all over the world . |
| 5 | They 're spread all over the country , which is why I have to travel so much and why the Consulate had difficulty tracing me . ’ |
| 6 | Not that he could have avoided his post-breakfast greeting — they were daubed all over South Africa 's team bus , parked far too handily outside their Leicester hotel . |
| 7 | They were made all over Europe and yielded the papacy an annual payment ( often of an ounce of gold ) from each house . |
| 8 | They were exhibited all over the world , and appeared in London at the Egyptian Hall in 1829 . |
| 9 | And they spurred forward to pursue and take him , no doubt believing it a happy chance for them , and the Lord Owen caused his horse to appear to drop lame , and so encouraged and led them until they were spread all along the field in open order , within close range of the bowmen in the woods . |
| 10 | Every St Kildan family owned a number of cleits and they were scattered all over the island , many of them convenient to the bird cliffs because ‘ fresh ’ birds were much heavier than those that had dried out , and everything had to be carried back to the village eventually . |
| 11 | They were shipped all over the world Spain , Australia and South America being popular destinations . |
| 12 | ‘ Why somebody 's left an 'ole choc-ice on the floor , and it 's run all over the place . |
| 13 | They 've nae room for it , here at Kelvingrove , so it 's kept all over the west of Scotland hidden away . ’ |
| 14 | It 's written all over you ! ’ |
| 15 | Do n't bother to lie , girl , it 's written all over you ! ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It 's used all over the world — hotel trade jargon . |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't be so modest , Archie , ’ said Robins , adding for my benefit , ‘ The colonel is responsible for all manner of things — the daily radio link — ‘ the sked ’ as it 's known all over the Pacific-crime and punishment , what happens if the electricity breaks down . ’ |
| 18 | Agriculture is not like defence — a matter of being privy to private information ; it is splattered all over the journals . |
| 19 | Inside , it is decorated all over walls and vault with biblical scenes , the figure groups and panels separated by arabesque banding . |
| 20 | It undoubtedly owes its early discovery by both scientists and the hobby to its distribution pattern ; it is found all along the main drainage of the Amazon in relatively accessible waters , unlike some of the more recent introductions ( eg A.nijsseni , A.macmasteri ) which have a very restricted range in small bodies of water off the beaten track . |
| 21 | Although it 's more expensive than the regional wines , it is sold all over the country . |
| 22 | Although he 's travelled all over the world taking stills , Mexico and the Bahamas last year , Thailand and Kampuchea before that , of all the beautiful places he 's visited and the stunning scenery he 's witnessed , his favourite place is the bottom of the sea . |
| 23 | Were there times when it was written all over her face ? |
| 24 | It was written all over your face . |
| 25 | By 1800 the new Shorthorn was Britain 's tallest breed , the bulls standing 152cm at the withers ; the famous Durham Ox was 165cm tall and weighed 3,024 pounds as a five-year-old in 1801 when it was exhibited all over the country , remaining a star travelling showpiece until it dislocated its hip in 1807 . |
| 26 | Lavender 's use can be traced back to the Greeks and Romans and it is more than likely that it was used all round the Mediterranean by Egyptians , Arabs , and Sumerians for a variety of domestic , cosmetic and perfumery needs . |
| 27 | And he was bitten all over his face , everywhere . |
| 28 | He was pursued all over Galloway , Carrick and Kyle , and given little respite , but still he preached at well-attended conventicles , baptised children , and officiated at weddings . |