Example sentences of "was [vb pp] from head to " 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 | The minute his attention was removed to the next , Kennedy was appraised from head to foot . |
4 | She was wrapped from head to foot in an old-fashioned opera cloak , of blue velvet . |
5 | He was dressed from head to foot in white . |
6 | When I first saw him I could n't believe my eyes — he was dressed from head to toe in khaki . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | He could have been much more seriously hurt , but he was burned from head to foot anyway . ’ |