Example sentences of "had [verb] all [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last , the man who had done all the talking said that while he , speaking for the I.R.A. , was grateful for the support offered , they Bert and Jasper — must realise that the I.R.A . |
| 2 | He reversed out of the parking space , and Fran fixed a determined smile to her face — then gasped in dismay when the man who had done all the talking stepped into their path . |
| 3 | I had done all the cooking and was waiting for my husband to come home . |
| 4 | I was gone for about three hours : scrambling through hedges ; rummaging in undergrowth ; wrestling with tangled nets ; and throwing into a box the indignant ferrets , who after all had done all the work and only wanted to wring the rabbits ' necks . |
| 5 | First of all I was invited to lunch in Leeds and they sent the helicopter for me , piloted by Captain John Leeson , who had done all the flying for the aerial shots in the film . |
| 6 | At home , Mrs Jelbart had done all the Christmas preparations this year — the cake and pudding , the mince pies , the decorations , the turkey and the tree . |
| 7 | in the local press joked that if he had done all the write-up said then he must have joined the police when he , was about 7 ! |
| 8 | She had done all the house out and got all the presents and everything , but then they says I could n't have him or see him . |
| 9 | Sharpe said White had done all the punching but he was found guilty and fined £100 , ordered to pay £50 compensation , with £138 costs . |
| 10 | He had done all the thinking he could . |