Example sentences of "he was [verb] from [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't tell much about him as he was covered from head to toe in red crash helmet with black visor , red riding leathers and red boots . |
| 2 | He was grinning from ear to ear and pointing his finger up to the flies . |
| 3 | ‘ Get on with it , Ruthie , ’ he told her , and though he was grinning from ear to ear she knew what was powering him and she felt the excitement blossom in herself . |
| 4 | He was grinning from ear to ear and the first stabs of doubt needled at Ruth 's heart . |
| 5 | In middle age he became more patient as he was harried from city to city and lost all his papers in a shipwreck . |
| 6 | ‘ I believe he was lost from time to time , but that of course is inevitable in a down-market operation . |
| 7 | He was dressed from head to foot in white . |
| 8 | When I first saw him I could n't believe my eyes — he was dressed from head to toe in khaki . |
| 9 | Though he was questioned from time to time about radical plots and was even for a while held in the Tower , his claim to be moved now by conscience and not by political faction seems to have been accepted . |
| 10 | He was buffeted from side to side , and swore in what Anne thought was an Australian accent . |
| 11 | Then , on D'Arcy 's insistence , he was passed from extension to extension . |
| 12 | She looked at Phil ; he was encased from top to toe in black leather , as always . |
| 13 | He was taken from home to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital but was found to be already dead . |
| 14 | The powerful driving fist of the surging tide was cuffing him off balance : he was rocked from side to side as it rose and fell . |
| 15 | He could have been much more seriously hurt , but he was burned from head to foot anyway . ’ |