Example sentences of "from top to [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was washed from top to toe in Mrs Joe 's usual violent manner , and handed over , in my tightest Sunday clothes , to Mr Pumblechook . |
| 2 | She looked at Phil ; he was encased from top to toe in black leather , as always . |
| 3 | There 's co-operation from top to bottom in all respects . ’ |
| 4 | Conservative plans would split it from top to bottom in a complex network of charging that pitted patients against doctors , doctors against hospitals , hospitals against charities and charities against patients . |
| 5 | By dressing both the bride and the cake from top to bottom in virginal white , they created a wholly unintentional but blissful metaphor . |
| 6 | An architect by profession , he took six months off work to help the builders make the house habitable , and then he and Anne painted it from top to bottom in a vibrant range of colour schemes , theirs is the tonic to take : the narrow winding staircase is an orangey red , the kitchen a pale blue , the living room a shade of yellow , the conservatory woodwork a blue-green , and so on . |
| 7 | Gone are the days when a couple furnished their house from top to bottom in a style that fitted in with the tastes of friends , neighbours , colleagues at work , or cronies down at the pub or tennis club . |
| 8 | ‘ Searchin' the place from top to bottom in the ‘ ope that there might ‘ ave been some grub to be found , but I could n't even find any communion wine . ’ |