Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] from [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He , after all , found her quite as repulsive as she found him and , as the two of them waltzed from oven to sink , from window to cutlery drawer , staring up , down , sideways , anywhere but at each other , Henry had always assumed that this was no more than the usual politesse of a failed English , suburban marriage . |
| 32 | At Magdalen Bridge , Dennis went ashore for more champagne , which passed from hand to hand as we negotiated the lower reaches of the river . |
| 33 | They repay your interest and capital together , in monthly instalments which change from time to time , as our interest rates change . |
| 34 | The firm had developed novel parallel processing software which worked like a ‘ worm ’ , spawning segments which moved from processor to processor . |
| 35 | Six thousand visitors made their way to the Business Design Centre in Islington , London to see the exhibits , which ranged from tableware to floorcoverings , fashion to fabrics . |
| 36 | In fact , the behaviour of the janissaries bred a smouldering resentment which erupted from time to time into acts of armed resistance . |
| 37 | ‘ It is just one of those things which happens from time to time . ’ |
| 38 | With that behind them , they hardly seem likely candidates for the pages of Paradise , but then Margaret and Lucy boast eclectic tastes which range from Abba to NWA , from everything released by Creation to Sly Stone . |
| 39 | Nearly all the Embiricos vases — which range from black- to red- figure , include white-ground Lekythoi , and presente a representative sample of Greek vase types — are by known painters , making this an exceptionally interesting group . |
| 40 | He found himself rocketing from desire to protectiveness in the space of seconds , and felt suddenly impatient with such irrationally see-sawing feelings . |
| 41 | We may be reminded of the ‘ hummadruz ’ , or mysterious humming with no apparent cause , which occurs from time to time , particularly at ancient sites . |
| 42 | There 's incidental impotence which occurs from time to time when a man fails to get an erection after having had too much to drink , for example ; or through tiredness , worry or anxiety . |
| 43 | For example , the failure to account for such characteristics as ‘ frailty ’ , which vary from individual to individual , can lead to systematic exaggeration of the benefits of medical treatments . |
| 44 | Total hours are not prescribed because of the special nature of the trade ( i.e. exemptions , extensions and licensing hours which vary from district to district ) . |
| 45 | For centuries the pot stills used to make malt whiskies have been made from copper , in traditional shapes which vary from distillery to distillery . |
| 46 | Exports to western countries increased from US$ 6.1 billion to nearly US$7.3 billion ; the number of joint ventures from 1972 to 1989 was ( in round figures ) 1,000 , whereas in 1990 alone the number of new joint ventures reached 4,000 perhaps with the help of a revival of commercial law the ‘ tortuous and costly road of socialism which leads from capitalism to capitalism ’ is made smoother and swifter . |
| 47 | Thus some women , especially and significantly those who have difficult relationships with men , find themselves drawn into membership of clandestine women 's groups which meet from time to time to honour their spirits . |
| 48 | There is a gradient of values which increases from north to south . |
| 49 | It is perhaps worth making the point ( for readers who are just beginning their enquiries into the history of this period ) that a lord did not usually own all the land on his manor but had certain defined rights , which differed from place to place and even between neighbouring settlements . |
| 50 | Over the years Gambo became quite famous , and found himself dragged from battle to battle and expected to launch his now famous Halfling hot pot into the enemy ranks . |
| 51 | Nevertheless , the climate of public opinion has moved in the direction of making contraception available , in spite of legislation , which varies from country to country , aiming to restrict various aspects of the practice . |
| 52 | We shall see that in fact , Black British speakers focus on the broadest Creole variety , though they code switch between this and British English to an extent which varies from individual to individual and from situation to situation . |
| 53 | In summary , the factors that control obesity are : ( 1 ) calorie intake ( 2 ) metabolic rate , which varies from person to person , and is mainly determined by the amount of muscles in the body ( 3 ) exercise level , and how much this stimulates you body 's rate of metabolism ( 4 ) hormonal balance |
| 54 | The problem then needs to be formulated in scientific terms and this requires the object to have some property which is unique to its origin , but which varies from place to place and is not significantly modified by manufacture ; the property must also be scientifically detectable . |
| 55 | Patterns can be affected by climate , which varies from region to region , so that a particular tree-ring pattern established in one area can not be used for dating timbers from another part of the world . |
| 56 | The construction of the task is a dynamic process which varies from age to age and society to society . |
| 57 | Holists , by contrast , wish to explain individual intentions and desires as the outcome of these wholes , thereby awarding explanatory priority to a range of social factors the identity of which varies from theory to theory . |
| 58 | She was somebody who had mild short-term memory loss , which varied from day to day but she could remember anything about the past . |
| 59 | One response to this and the funding crisis in the early 1980s was to introduce charges for the home help service , up to a weekly maximum , which varied from authority to authority , but was in the region of £2 . |
| 60 | perhaps in six months or in sixty years erm facing the same kind of problem again er I , I can erm I have close experience with a situation on my , on my own patch which rises from time to time an and is most unpleasant for the people in and it goes back if I might say so an and therefore the planning considerations that have been mentioned need to be paid attention to . |