Example sentences of "[verb] from [noun sg] to [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the idea that archive work might be used in the training of embryo diplomats still surfaced from time to time in France . |
| 2 | It causes ‘ thrush ’ , which is an infection of mucous membranes occurring from time to time in young children , characterized by white patches developing in the mouth . |
| 3 | They will want to know why we did not appreciate the inconvenience and stupidity of having to change currency constantly as one moved from country to country in the Community . |
| 4 | These men — and overwhelmingly they were men — came from large , poor families , moved from job to job in catering and manual work and were unable to save out of their meagre earnings . |
| 5 | Dismayed at the pain he had inflicted and at the pain he himself felt in consequence , Richard rushed forward , then stopped a few feet from Victoria twisting from side to side in frustration , wondering how he could stop her crying . |
| 6 | The answer he got was in the line that Frank looked uninspired in training ( well as ‘ inspired ’ as Deano looks from time to time in the games i guess Deano most look — very — inspired in training ) . |
| 7 | Sir John had spent a restless night , tossing from side to side in his great double bed . |
| 8 | The individual close-ups should be shot from the same side of a line connecting the two characters so that the eyelines match from shot to shot in the way they do in the master two-shot . |
| 9 | It did not take them very long to get the hang of it , scraping carefully with the blade at an angle of forty-five degrees and pausing from time to time in order to wipe it clean . |
| 10 | It can soldier on , living from day to day in the hope that it can attract support from MPs in one or another minority party — there are likely to be at least 50 such members — for each piece of legislation . |
| 11 | Peter , who has worked for Courtaulds for 19 years , recently transferred from Research to Engineering in Coventry . |
| 12 | Amina and Miriam were continually wandering from house to house in the compound , searching for something new to amuse themselves . |
| 13 | She 'd be able to feel the dipping stones of the pavement for ever now , she could call it all up at will : the soft-gutted proprietor drinking red wine for breakfast , his distracted mother wandering from room to room in a filthy wrapper , his wife powdering away her bitter lines and painting her disappointed mouth pink for the soft light of evening . |
| 14 | Before we leave this topic , with some doubtless well-received witticisms about the American ateliers that are called Schools of Creative Writing , let us ask ourselves how an artistic tradition is transmitted from generation to generation in England , if it is not transmitted in the way that Pound took for granted . |
| 15 | They crowded the path , uneasy on their uneasy mounts , looking from tree to tree in search of their assailants ; but they kept their hands from their swords . |
| 16 | He stood upright , looking from side to side in wonder . |
| 17 | We have moved from consensus to conflict in politics : have we moved in that direction , too , as regards our constitutional order , taking that to mean the broad principles underlying the way government is organised and power exercised ? |
| 18 | Thus , they remain one of the few fungal orders that have not had at least one member grown from spore to spore in artificial culture , a prerequisite for any sort of genetic , physiological or biochemical research . |
| 19 | Govan car sheds were reputedly haunted by a figure which was seen from time to time in a driving compartment of a car but on investigation the figure had disappeared and was nowhere to be found ; the cab was empty yet strangely cold ! |
| 20 | In addition , in some systems which have operated from time to time in the UK and elsewhere , there is a procedure whereby people are asked attitude questions about the product before the show and after it , and given the opportunity to select the test product ( from a list ) as a prize or gift . |
| 21 | He found himself rocketing from desire to protectiveness in the space of seconds , and felt suddenly impatient with such irrationally see-sawing feelings . |
| 22 | The modern or contemporary quarter of Intolerance would make an excellent film in its own right but even then the industrial scene would only be part of the scene setting and would fade in the memory as the hero passes from scene to scene in the ‘ picaresque ’ fashion of so many movies . |
| 23 | Job opportunities for expatriates vary from country to country in that in countries where the native population is high , every effort is naturally made to employ local nationals rather than expatriates . |
| 24 | Several studies , for example , show that policy outputs vary from authority to authority in a manner which is not simply related to differing resources or needs . |
| 25 | The Renault shot forward and slewed from side to side in the snow as she drove fast towards the gates . |
| 26 | I do not believe there is another contractor capable of going from Greenfield to completion in this way , across the range of services , and on this scale . |
| 27 | In fact , the film 's whole feel is current , going from scene to scene in an inconsequential manner more Mike Leigh than Sir Larry . |
| 28 | I was washed from top to toe in Mrs Joe 's usual violent manner , and handed over , in my tightest Sunday clothes , to Mr Pumblechook . |
| 29 | The ball will curve from right to left in flight . |
| 30 | In my opinion , the explanation for this is that until the vernal equinox ( 21 March ) the length of the day increases from north to south in the Northern Hemisphere . |