Example sentences of "was [verb] from head to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may have heard the horrific tale of the small boy who was painted from head to toe with a metallic-based substance for a carnival and who consequently died of respiratory failure . |
| 2 | She was painted from head to foot in red . |
| 3 | Laura was trembling from head to toe . |
| 4 | By the time they finally arrived in the deserted car park behind the arcade she was trembling from head to foot , racked by every emotion from fear to rage . |
| 5 | She was trembling from head to foot . |
| 6 | The minute his attention was removed to the next , Kennedy was appraised from head to foot . |
| 7 | She was wrapped from head to foot in an old-fashioned opera cloak , of blue velvet . |
| 8 | Robyn let out a deep sigh and realised that she was shaking from head to foot . |
| 9 | He walked me to the door with the kids in tow and said that we could all have a look inside , the kids as well , but even though I was shaking from head to toe , I said eventually , after we walked past the place at least four times , if I was going to do this I might as well do it on my own . |
| 10 | She was shaking from head to toe , her heart thumping wildly . |
| 11 | When I first saw him I could n't believe my eyes — he was dressed from head to toe in khaki . |
| 12 | He was dressed from head to foot in white . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He could have been much more seriously hurt , but he was burned from head to foot anyway . ’ |