Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] from [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 An agent was despatched from London to Jersey to check on the dead activist Varienski 's daughter .
3 In Mr. Harper 's case , less than two years ago , his rent was doubled from £12,000 to £24,000 .
4 In April 1327 Edward was moved from Renilworth to Berkeley Castle .
5 On May 26 Zeyal Sarhadi was extradited from Switzerland to France , following a ruling by Switzerland 's Federal Tribunal .
6 At one time a footway was made from Skinnergate to North Bondgate to save people 's shoes .
7 Medeghino was exiled from Milan to Lake Como for killing a man , and there he took over a castle on the natural fortress of the Sassoi di Musso near the village of Musso at the northern end of the lake , killing the castle 's governor .
8 Already the basket was swinging from side to side in the wind .
9 The average cost of a Bryant home was cut from £90,000 to £86,000 last year .
10 But the tracer was weaving from side to side .
11 Wine was splashed from jug to cup and then often drained in one loud gulp .
12 While the beam was going from right to left , the target moved forward .
13 At the end of the lesson , Katharine was beaming from ear to ear .
14 The aim to clear applications within six weeks was achieved from August to December 1990 but the backlog then rose to eight weeks as applications increased .
15 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 .
16 He was initially sentenced to three months in jail ; the period was renewed from time to time until 1672 .
17 The income level subject to the 1.45 per cent Medicare payroll tax was increased from $51,300 to $125,000 .
18 Furthermore , these figures refer to the period before the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60% to 40% , and the ‘ poll tax ’ was introduced .
19 Between 1979 and 1988 the basic rate of this tax was reduced from 33% to 25% , while the highest rate fell from 80% to 40% .
20 In 1874 the Loco Establishment was removed from Wolverton to Northampton , on completion of the loop line from Rugby to Northampton ( opened 1 December 1881 ) and from Northampton to Roade ( opened 3 April 1882 ) .
21 Even so , in 979 a body was moved from Wareham to the nunnery at Shaftesbury , and in 1001 transferred again from the churchyard to inside the abbey .
22 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 .
23 The Witham was frozen from bank to bank from Lincoln to Boston .
24 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 .
25 as if to seal off the barbarians and leave them to their own devices , Hadrian 's Wall was built from Solway to Tyne between AD 122 and 127 .
26 My friend was followed from seat to seat by a dirty old man during He-Man and the Masters of the Universe .
27 No new members of the board were elected , though the odd family friend was co-opted from time to time .
28 The school health service was transferred from LEAs to area health authorities , but LEAs were required to provide facilities for dental and medical inspection of pupils .
29 The maximum fine for water pollution was raised from £2,000 to £20,000 , and that of littering from £400 to £1,000 .
30 On the Stock Exchange the dividend per share was raised from 3.2p to 6p and earnings per share rose from 10.21p to 13.29p .
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