Example sentences of "all to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was all to no avail . |
| 2 | But it was all to no avail . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This popularity has not been all to the good , but having said that , the Rottweiler has now made friends who are concerned with his welfare . |
| 5 | The former won , which was all to the good as far as the SAS was concerned . |
| 6 | She hung up on me , This was all to the good . |
| 7 | In the old days this would have been 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 | One can reckon that to be all to the good , from a stranger . |
| 11 | Well , perhaps that was all to the good . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | But that was all to the good . |
| 14 | Still , if he wanted to formally emphasise the gulf between them , it was all to the good . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ? |
| 17 | This meant all trains had to stop and , as Lydham Heath was our station , this was all to the good . |
| 18 | His presence , of course , will make things rather difficult for Canaris which will be all to the good . ’ |