Example sentences of "[noun] be [vb pp] from [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As a biologist , my main interest has for some years been human genetics , the study of the way in which various characteristics are passed from parent to offspring . |
| 2 | The knowledge that words are read from left to right , and from the top of the page to the bottom . |
| 3 | Regular Army units were despatched from Turkmenia to help restore order . |
| 4 | TWO lorry drivers were stung from head to foot by thousands of angry bees yesterday . |
| 5 | Even so their contribution to the mechanisms whereby the new images were translated from theory to practice needs to be recognized . |
| 6 | The most vital thing is that the club is run from top to bottom just like a winning team . |
| 7 | the maximum amount of a week 's pay taken into account with effect from 1 April 1990 is £184 per week , but that figure is reviewed from time to time . |
| 8 | At its simplest the didactic element is shown in the way action is halted from time to time so that the author can explain , in plain , precise detail , a point of navigation , ship 's structure or deck organisation . |
| 9 | Although the commitment to religion was stressed from time to time , often in response to the charge of militarism , the CLB always seemed to emphasize matters of social discipline and conformity . |
| 10 | In other words , how many bytes of data per second are moved from disk to memory . |
| 11 | Clauses referring all disputes under a contract to an expert are encountered from time to time in practice . |
| 12 | Vagrant birds of South American origin are reported from time to time on the South Orkney and South Shetland Islands ; their presence indicates repeated possibilities for colonization , but they invariably disappear quickly . |
| 13 | According to whale scientist Dr Roger Payne , the toxins are passed from generation to generation through the mother 's milk , with the toxin concentration increasing with each successive generation , eventually threatening the species with extinction . |
| 14 | The visitors were covered from head to foot in over-ripe whale bits . |
| 15 | I stood on the winner 's rostrum swathed in the Union Jack , the photographers ' light bulbs flashing , the crowd clapping , cheering , other Union Jacks being waved from side to side . |
| 16 | Prisoners-of-war , wandering free men , peasants and natives were mobilized from time to time into detachments of foreign servicemen ( Litva ) or cossacks , and there were service gentry from European Russia stationed in the region for periods of several years . |
| 17 | For example , Hungary , Poland and Romania were inserted into the upper-middle-income group , where their apparent per capita income scores would locate them in any case , whereas Angola , Cuba and North Korea were transplanted from lower-middle-income to nonreporting nonmembers . |
| 18 | When he has mastered this type of movement kneeling , more advanced work might involve sitting on his heels and then shifting his weight towards his hemiplegic side to practise controlling his arm and the side of his trunk while some of his bodyweight is transmitted from side to side . |
| 19 | The scheme may well now be complete , but revision is recommended from time to time and thought must be given as to how this might be achieved . |
| 20 | Selling is the most common method by which ownership is transferred from person to person . |
| 21 | Undertakings are given from time to time in personal injury cases . |
| 22 | The voices of churchmen were heard from time to time , perhaps frequently , complaining of the enslavement of Christians , or of the treatment of slaves ; but there was no radical attack on the institution as such . |
| 23 | A. Plasmids used in this experiment : a ) expression vector with oct-2 cDNA ; b ) expression vector with N-Oct 3 cDNA ( identical with plasmid IV , Fig. 3B ) ; c ) expression vector with N-Oct 5 cDNAs ( identical with plasmid V , Fig. 3B ) , d ) β-globin test gene plasmid with the octamer site ( symbolized by 8 ) in 5 bp distance to the TATA-box ( symbolized by T ) and downstream located SV 40 enhancer ; e ) the same plasmid but the octamer site is mutated from ATGCAAAT to CTGAACAT ; f ) truncated β-globin reference gene ; g ) radioactive antisense RNA probe spanning positions -37 to +179 of plasmids d and e . |
| 24 | He designed the Palazzo del Tè , Mantua , in 1525 , and decorated it with frescos ; in the Sala de' Giganti the room is painted from floor to ceiling , so that the spectator feels overwhelmed by the rocks and thunderbolts hurled down by the rebellious Titans . |
| 25 | Wine was splashed from jug to cup and then often drained in one loud gulp . |
| 26 | We took the route through Cheapside because the Thames was frozen from bank to bank , past the mansions of the rich , the stalls full of fripperies , the mouldering Eleanor Cross and the great Conduit which was supposed to bring fresh water into the city . |
| 27 | He was initially sentenced to three months in jail ; the period was renewed from time to time until 1672 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The Witham was frozen from bank to bank from Lincoln to Boston . |
| 30 | At the same time Mavis Muyunda was moved from Health to the Ministry of Water , Lands and Natural Resources and was replaced by her deputy , Jeremiah Chijikwa . |