Example sentences of "[noun sg] [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 | 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 . |
| 6 | John Harbour is all right as Appolodorus , she wrote , but his eyelashes are a destraction , and , How , old is Seaser exactly ? |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . " |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Dublin , ’ according to Maria , ‘ is a place where the music scene is all woven together . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | However , the presentist influence is all too pervasive . |
| 14 | The orchestra is severely stretched to maintain any sort of cogent line , and the fantasy of the work is all but lost . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The gasp of delight is all the stronger for the trick played being nearer to hand . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 22 | Psychedelia was the first music where having special effects mattered more than anything else and , as a consequence , this bilge is all laced with temple bells , squitting stars , stupid echo effects and God knows what else . |
| 23 | Later on , she said to Auntie : " Your machine 's all right now , but the needle broke . " |
| 24 | This squirt of wheelspin which initiates the final turning phase is barely visible ; the turning is all over and done with by the time the speculator broadslides complete the rider 's acceleration out of the corner . |
| 25 | If your hospitalization is sudden , say , you are struck down with appendicitis at work , ask your work colleagues to telephone the neighbour who keeps your spare key and ask him or her to check that your home is all right , look after your pet or take your pet to a local kennels or vet to be looked after , water your plants , and generally keep an eye on things . |
| 26 | They come to me to ask for advice , to see if the child is all right , or to check when it is due . |
| 27 | At the 1985 Women 's Hearings on Reproductive Technology at the European Parliament , Theresia Degener recognised the difficulty , saying ’ fear of the birth of a handicapped child is all too justified because for mothers it usually means isolation and discrimination , giving up their jobs and/or poverty … |
| 28 | But for its victims , the suffering is all too real . |
| 29 | In these instances the problems of balance are avoided and the emphasis becomes an awareness of matching the blocks in some way , and the need to encourage the development of relevant vocabulary is all the more pressing . |
| 30 | Yet for me the ice is here , the ice is there , the ice is all around . |