Example sentences of "[verb] from [adj] [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chairman Ken Bates acted after a run of 12 matches without a win that has seen the club eliminated from both major cup competitions and slump from title-chasing territory to mid-table . |
| 2 | The means of measuring response varied from attitudinal statements to degree of penile tumescence . |
| 3 | ‘ Among Catholics the response ranged from mild support to disinterest . |
| 4 | I moved from elementary school to grammar school when I was twelve . |
| 5 | Ken was brilliant in it , especially the parts where he moved from medieval English to Anglo-Saxon and then to just some noises . |
| 6 | It is usually women who have left work , or moved from full time to part time employment , to care for a sick or frail elderly relative . |
| 7 | The research and teaching interests of the Department of English Literature and its Postgraduate School are varied and challenging from Medieval Studies to Postmodernism and from traditional literary scholarship to contemporary literary theory , and were marked in 1992 by the award of the highest possible ranking in the national research selectivity exercise . |
| 8 | A small but destructive minority has turned from religious zeal to crime , or to insurrection against its own governments . |
| 9 | Effort must be transferred from military preparations to maintenance and improvement of our political and economic position . |
| 10 | Choi Ho Joong , who was moved from Foreign Minister to Unification Minister in charge of that dialogue , had been one of the architects of South Korea 's recent successes in establishing ties with many of the former communist allies of North Korea . |
| 11 | In recent years most Latin American countries have moved from military dictatorships to democracy . |
| 12 | Charges carrying sentences ranging from 14 years to life imprisonment were filed against the former President , Lt.-Gen. ( retd . ) |
| 13 | None the less , observers of animal behaviour know that altruistic acts with differing degrees of self-sacrifice are of common occurrence , ranging from parental care to group defence and rescue behaviour to complex forms of co-operation . |
| 14 | Instead , priority will be given to developing and testing new products with civilian applications ranging from clean-fuel cars to fibre optics and supercomputer networks to improve communications and information access . |
| 15 | Sales of the product , whose yellow capsules contain natural minerals and vitamins to alleviate ailments ranging from pre-menstrual tension to lack of energy , have crashed by 30% to £1.9m . |
| 16 | Most organisms , ranging from other microbes to man , can absorb folic acid and rely on it to provide their needs , and so they are not affected by sulphonamides . |
| 17 | There are nineteen more employed on running campaigns ranging from tropical rainforests to air pollution and London 's roads . |
| 18 | In policy areas ranging from mental illness to community nursing to staff development , the Welsh health service has been taking the plaudits . |
| 19 | Meadowbank Sports Centre is the venue for an ‘ Activity Day for 50+ ’ offering a choice of organised activities ranging from indoor bowls to fencing to yoga . |
| 20 | Special tribunals would try crimes extending from the wilful destruction of vehicles and property to murder , and judges were empowered to pass sentences within 30 days of conviction , ranging from five years to life imprisonment and death . |
| 21 | In 1933 more than 400 advertisements were placed in 90 publications ranging from provincial newspapers to trade union journals . |
| 22 | This retains the clear format of the first edition , but is considerably expanded with new topics ranging from metal-ion electrodes to DNA sequencing . |
| 23 | To quote from their report ‘ AEA 's diverse businesses , with activities ranging from nuclear research to petroleum services , rest uneasily in the public sector where their entrepreneurial activities are inevitably somewhat constrained ’ . |
| 24 | It has drawn up a list of some 30 technical consultants , with interests ranging from marine science to energy , which the bank will call in for advice on esoteric projects that it is asked to fund . |
| 25 | The referendum had been organized to offer a choice between six different options , plus the existing status quo , ranging from full independence to incorporation as a state of the USA . |
| 26 | Our customers are many and varied , ranging from domestic pets to farm animals and even an occasional exotic animal — like the lion that was brought from a travelling circus with a cut foot , and caused consternation amongst our more regular clients ; they were not prepared for such a large cat sitting in the back of a Land Rover in our car park . |
| 27 | Other facts about the disease can be established with regard to its point of onset , duration , symptoms , impact on other parts of the body and ultimate outcomes , ranging from minor discomforts to death . |
| 28 | By contrast , despite running a professional investment-promotion programme since 1984 , Yucatan has attracted only 31 maquiladoras — whose products range from dental braces to fishing rods — to its four purpose-built industrial parks . |
| 29 | The approaches range from individual methods to day-care , group work , and packages of care . |
| 30 | Specialities range from hot curries to lasagne and steak pie . |