Example sentences of "[pron] from head to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had stripped naked , running his shorts halfway up the ankle-chain to keep them dry , and sponged himself from head to foot , scouring his skin with the sponge to try to keep clean . |
| 2 | Now what do you reckon is the most difficult … the most dangerous job in sport … boxer … jump jockey … racing driver you could argue all night could n't you … what about a chap who has to protect himself from head to foot … gets fired at … and skates on ice … in other words the netminder in ice hockey … see for yourself in our Friday Feature |
| 3 | He examined himself from head to foot , assessing without vanity the beauty that had once given him an honest pleasure , and he marked without fear the changes that moved in upon him now daily . |
| 4 | Nobody knows who you are on Remembering Night because you wear black clothes that cover you from head to foot , and there is no name of your name-animal . |
| 5 | At this moment two people grabbed me to try to make me get up but I could not get up , so they kicked me and stamped all over me from head to toe . |
| 6 | PAMELA : [ aside ] I feel so silly with my lord gazing at me from head to foot and Sir Jacob grinning and laughing like an oaf . |
| 7 | Improvements at Rossendale Ski Centre ( near Manchester ) include an undermat misting system which is far more efficient than the old sprays that tended to take skiers by surprise , drenching them from head to foot . |
| 8 | She wore jeans and a sweatshirt that night — and then felt foolish because she knew he would realise instantly why she was covering herself from head to toe . |
| 9 | Now he was hopelessly confused and lost , and the fear he had extended himself to contain shook him from head to foot as they unstrapped him and stood him on his feet again . |
| 10 | She lingered over her task , and it was an age before she 'd covered him from head to toe : finishing her work with nimble fingers on his risen member . |
| 11 | Cold came spreading through her from head to foot , slowly ; she felt it in her lips most , an unnatural iciness . |
| 12 | She was very quick ; she caught the glance that swept over her from head to foot , and laughed . |
| 13 | Susan had no clothes on , and the two men were showering her from head to foot — in her eyes , inside her ears , everywhere . |
| 14 | For a second she stood alone , livid weals striping her from head to foot . |
| 15 | His gaze swept over her from head to foot . |
| 16 | His glance raked her from head to foot before he even moved further and she could see that he thought her very decadent to be in her housecoat at this time in the morning . |
| 17 | He stopped and stared at her rather alarmingly , his eyes running over her from head to foot . |
| 18 | His contemptuous gaze swept her from head to foot , in swift appraisal . |
| 19 | He raked her from head to foot with one long , contemptuous look , then turned on his heel , and strode away under the arch and out of sight . |
| 20 | Then the front zip of her jeans yielded to his importuning hands and he eased away a little so that his fingers could slide inside , seeking , exploring , sensitising , until shudders shook her from head to foot . |
| 21 | A sob she would not let him hear racked her from head to foot . |
| 22 | The dark eyes were raking her from head to toe , appraising her — from the long , tousled russet hair to the bare feet protruding from beneath the hem of her wrap . |
| 23 | His glance had never left her as she 'd tapped towards him across the mirror-like floor , dark eyes sweeping her from head to toe to take in her black high-heeled shoes , black stockings and the stark simplicity of the black wool dress skimming her knees , with a sardonic half-smile . |
| 24 | A spasm of delight shook her from head to toe as he plundered her neck . |
| 25 | Here , Linda Parker looks at a range of beauty products that you can use at home to pamper yourself from head to toe |