Example sentences of "[noun] [is] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The misery of unemployment or of repossession is all the more stark for seeing it written in a face rather than on a page . |
| 2 | In fact , the tea 's all set in the dining-room as usual and has been for … let me see ’ — she put her head on one side — ‘ how many years ? ’ |
| 3 | and erm the car 's all over the place because the wheels are all covered in mud and everything so |
| 4 | The leg of a litoptern is all but indistinguishable from the leg of a horse , yet the two animals are only distantly related . |
| 5 | Pat 's all right , look at him , he looks like some sort of Irish hero , and he 's writing yards of poetry . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Bella 's all right , ’ answered Marie . |
| 7 | The negotiation of the contractual terms of such relationships is all too often regarded as a contest in which the supplier attempts to exclude the maximum possible liability to the customer , and the customer to impose the maximum possible liability on the supplier ; the only rules are those imposed by the Unfair Contract Terms Act , and the contest is finally decided by the relative bargaining power of the two parties . |
| 8 | The lack of any programme for changing the industry is all the more striking given the obstacles that the likes of John Davis persistently put in their way . |
| 9 | John Harbour is all right as Appolodorus , she wrote , but his eyelashes are a destraction , and , How , old is Seaser exactly ? |
| 10 | This figure is all the more staggering when put in context : it is over four times the value of all Bolivia 's other export earnings that year and about equal to the entire country 's official gross national product . |
| 11 | In the countries in which I have worked where tight regulations prescribe the teachers ' day , the opportunity for intelligent freedom of action is all too often curtailed and responses to the problems which children present are all too often determined by the paragraph and footnote of a rule book . |
| 12 | I 've got this electronic one of Veronica 's ; well , one of her ex-boyfriends ' … and its action is all right , but it is n't the same . " |
| 13 | Look forward to the time when you rocking horse is all finished and you will be able to stand back and watch your children or grandchildren happily riding this beautiful heirloom that you have created , and you will be able to say with pride and satisfaction , ‘ I made that . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ My daughter goes back to school this week after the half-term break and she really wants to know Penny is all right before she goes . |
| 15 | ‘ Anyone who likes fishing and books is all right with me . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Dublin , ’ according to Maria , ‘ is a place where the music scene is all woven together . ’ |
| 17 | The princess 's sadness was there for all to see and one guest remarked when they returned : ‘ The marriage is all over bar the statement . ’ |
| 18 | However , the presentist influence is all too pervasive . |
| 19 | The orchestra is severely stretched to maintain any sort of cogent line , and the fantasy of the work is all but lost . |
| 20 | The problem is , of course , that child abuse work is all too often conducted under enormous time and resource pressures , and may at times have to be done under the glare of unwelcome publicity or in the aftermath of an incident that has aroused public concern . |
| 21 | I soon became absolutely obsessed with discovering acanthus everywhere , because the motif is all over the place , in wallpapers , in lampshades — everywhere I found acanthus . |
| 22 | You do not need a thermostat , so a pond or even a brewer 's immersible heater is all right , connected to the mains with outdoor quality cable and plugs — via a circuit breaker for safety . |
| 23 | He said that the difficulty with the bubbles not joining up could be avoided if the bubbles were so big that our region of the universe is all contained inside a single bubble . |
| 24 | Bavaria is facing the first major sell-off of an historic private collection since the war , and they have consulted Britain on how to respond , as England is all too used to such dispersals ( Yet another took place last month with the sale of Pitchford Hall ) . |
| 25 | Disapproval is all too common in the pulpit , but it is rare in poetry , and its presence gives his work a curious flavour , subtle yet tart , which will always attract connoisseurs . |
| 26 | The gasp of delight is all the stronger for the trick played being nearer to hand . |
| 27 | ‘ I believe that it is quite wrong that you should refuse this reasonable request and I regret to say that your attitude is all too typical of the secretive nature of British government , which cries out for reform . ’ |
| 28 | Eva 's all right , is n't she ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Hope is all any of us has now , ’ said Julia carefully choosing her words to make certain that they meant what she wanted them to mean . |
| 30 | ‘ Nell 's all right , ’ Lawton said , adding : ‘ It 's over here and moving away . |