Example sentences of "was [vb pp] all [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dried blood from my nose was smeared all over the front of my mouth and it cracked when I tried to move my lips . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He returned for five days in November 1991 when Selena Scott made a TV film A Prince Among Islands , which was shown all over the world . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | That pattern was duplicated all over the subcontinent . |
| 6 | However the cry was raised all over the floor : " They 've removed their team leader " Some thirty young dealers applauded the courage of these two . |
| 7 | Both Jarlshof and Ness of Burgi have been covered in the thin film of oil which was deposited all over the southern part of Shetland . |
| 8 | The publicity he gave to the idea in his paper was taken up by other newspapers and the example of Gloucester was followed all over the country . |
| 9 | It was usually something quite silly and trivial , like leaving the taps running in the bath huts or over-stuffing the dustbins so that mess and litter was spread all over the ground , but sometimes someone 's carelessness resulted in the whole inadequate drainage system being completely overloaded and clogged up . |
| 10 | Cherry was spread all over the chaise longue , looking a little more or less natural in his crepe-de-Walthamstow gown . |
| 11 | Coal was handled all along the Forth with Charlestown , West of Rosyth being the early front runner shipping 250,000 tons in 1869 . |
| 12 | Her story was plastered all over the December issue of Playboy and every time he switched on the television , she was there repeating it all as a multitude of chat-show hosts clamoured to get her on their programmes . |