Example sentences of "[subord] the [noun] was all " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Minton did not begin until the class was all set up and working , the forcefulness of his example meant that at the end of the day there were eight Mintons instead of one . |
| 2 | I said I was flashing it to see if the window was all right . |
| 3 | If the rifle was all right and had n't got sand inside the sights or anywhere else awkward to clean , it would almost have been worth it . |
| 4 | He was asking if the woman was all right . |
| 5 | Their own staff had become acutely discontented — they were understaffed and overworked , and after the hype was all over Oxford DHSS was closed down by a strike lasting two months against understaffing . |
| 6 | Sometimes , when Henry was trying to write a letter of apology to the analyst for having quit , and wondering whether the man was all right — and when Finch was pondering the need to do the same thing — they would wander off together and watch Cecil coaching the people he referred to as ‘ the speaking parts . ’ |
| 7 | When the luggage was all brought in , we managed to get seated on boxes and bags , etc . |
| 8 | When the sweetness was all sucked out they murmured that their legs were tired , and cried until they were picked up and carried home . |
| 9 | When the food was all served and before the entertainments began , she had gone over to speak to him . |
| 10 | Though the clan was all one family , and every man had the right to address the chief as a cousin , yet the older and greater branches of the family had more influence than tacksmen or recently-adopted incomers . |