Example sentences of "all [adj] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , all that 's beside the point . |
| 2 | And if we 're offering you your passage home , you and the children , and help in finding your feet once you get there , and a good convent school for the girls , so that they can go straight on with the nuns and wo n't really notice any difference , well , all that 's to be regarded as a loan , which we 're very glad to offer you for an extended period , in the hopes of getting you back among caring people . " |
| 3 | ‘ The dress is all that 's for sale . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm going to sta all that 's for the wash ? |
| 5 | I love you and that 's all I know – all that 's worth knowing . |
| 6 | Generally , part-timers work in low-status , low-wage occupations because that 's all that 's on offer at the hours they can work . |
| 7 | So now we set the EQ , which is always in the same position at soundchecks , and he puts black gaffer tape over the entire parametric box so all that 's on view is the volume knob . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , if that 's all that 's on offer , ’ Polly retorted , ‘ I 'll pass , thanks all the same . |
| 9 | All that 's in it is a bed and a camping stove , but it 's home for us … if that 's what you really want . ’ |
| 10 | You 're sweating and nervous and you know you 're out on a limb here , you 're in the process of taking some terrible risks and the luck , the flow that comes from being justified and in tune and not taking too much for granted , not being contemptuous or disrespectful of fate ; all that 's in danger here because you 're pushing the envelope , you 're maybe relying on one or two too many things going perfectly . |
| 11 | I ca n't quite remember what all that 's in it now . |
| 12 | Not an entirely desirable young man but I 'm sure all that 's in the past now . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But now , ’ he said cheerfully , ‘ all that 's in the past . |
| 14 | Congress , I urge you to support the Swan 's workforce , support the people on Tyneside , and do all that 's in your power to retain ship building on the Tyne . |
| 15 | ‘ The one that says you own the world and all that 's in it , that says you ca n't for the life of you figure out why I 'm not jumping for joy at the prospect of staying on here , in this house , as your grandmother 's companion . ’ |
| 16 | Is that all that 's in the cast ? |
| 17 | Apparently that 's all that 's from there actually . |
| 18 | What on earth had all that been about ? she wondered . |
| 19 | All that is to be hoped is that individual fellows of the society will use this report to press , alongside others less privileged , for an openness , a democracy that hardly distinguishes the Royal Society itself . |
| 20 | ‘ You say we have as yet only heard the half — and the worse half of all that is to be told ? |
| 21 | All that is of little consequence . |
| 22 | Their conspicuous consumption of all that is beyond the reach of most Egyptians and their eager embrace of foreign influences is a breeding ground for political unrest and religious fundamentalism which , increasingly in Egypt , are two sides of the same coin . |
| 23 | All that I know so far — at least , all that is worth telling here — is that there are a number of different glycoproteins of a variety of molecular weights , on both pre- and postsynaptic sides of the membrane , involved in the response to training on the bead . |
| 24 | For the refugee crisis , all that is on offer is the Asylum Bill again , and somewhere down the line , identity cards — with no thought about how to alleviate the pressures that cause migration . |
| 25 | All that is on top of the emergency accommodation to which I have just referred and about which we are talking to Single Homeless in London . |
| 26 | Too often all that is at fault is the observer 's understanding of what other people 's statements and actions mean . |
| 27 | All that is except this one when it could be said he was dealing with a special case — of cutlery . |
| 28 | Here , all that is in the past we yearn for . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Contemn the world' ’ ( Saith he ) ‘ and count all that is in it vanity and toys ; this only covet all thy life long ; be not over-solicitous in anything , but with a well-composed and contented estate to enjoy thyself , and above all things to be merry . ' ’ |
| 30 | Write down all that is in your head buzzing around . |