Example sentences of "[be] all to [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In the old days this would have been all to the good .
2 And , if they maintain their attitude expressed freely to the Official Solicitor 's representative and to their mother , it would be all to no purpose , since no court would make a residence order in favour of the foster mother against the wishes of the children concerned who are of an age to know their own minds .
3 One can reckon that to be all to the good , from a stranger .
4 His presence , of course , will make things rather difficult for Canaris which will be all to the good . ’
5 But it was all to no avail .
6 But it was all to no avail .
7 She hung up on me , This was all to the good .
8 True , it was astonishingly heavy when one came to lift it , but — as the philosophical cook observed — that was all to the good , as one slice would be enough !
9 João had been out with Fernando for most of the previous night and looked pale and tired , but Maria Iñes said this was all to the good , because it made him look older and readier to take on the responsibility of a wife .
10 Well , perhaps that was all to the good .
11 Even the photograph , she had to admit , was a good one : Hilda would never look attractive , Viola thought to herself , but at least she looked dignified , which was all to the good .
12 But that was all to the good .
13 Still , if he wanted to formally emphasise the gulf between them , it was all to the good .
14 Well , it was all to the good ; after he 'd finished skiing for the day they 'd return to the cottage , and she 'd set out for home .
15 It looked like somebody 's curtains cut up — which was what it probably was — and if it provided a talking-point — well , that was all to the good , was n't it ?
16 This meant all trains had to stop and , as Lydham Heath was our station , this was all to the good .
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