Example sentences of "be [vb pp] from [noun] to toe " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What else can it be when you 're covered from head to toe in foul little pustules ? ’ |
| 2 | But most of them would have a neck that was quite high ; modesty was getting to be a really important factor , so we 're covered from head to toe . |
| 3 | The likes of Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista were clad from head to toe in leather , rubber , latex and PVC . |
| 4 | Both wore silver chaplets and were clothed from head to toe in robes of gold . |
| 5 | He banned many of their rites and their passion plays and he forbade women to wear in public the cahdor , the long , black seamless garment in which they were covered from scalp to toe . |
| 6 | At a beautiful moon bridge , he passed a naked living woman who seemed to have been burned from head to toe and was red all over . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A black lacy wimple framed her beautiful white face while her splendid body was clothed from neck to toe in a pure black silk gown , the only concession to any alleviating colour being the white lace cuffs and collar and the small jewelled cross which swung from a gold chain round her neck . |
| 10 | She looked at Phil ; he was encased from top to toe in black leather , as always . |
| 11 | When I first saw him I could n't believe my eyes — he was dressed from head to toe in khaki . |
| 12 | 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 . |