Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] from [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further , the streets serve as drying grounds in fine weather ; lines are stretched across from house to house , and hung with wet clothing . |
| 2 | The Ferguson 14M1 is a lightweight portable 14in Colour Television which can be moved easily from room to room — so the family can keep up with the soaps whilst you keep your eye on the ball . |
| 3 | German political ambitions would then be turned away from nationalism to Europeanism , and Western European co-operation would also prevent Germany being lured into the Soviet camp . |
| 4 | Since our ancestors presumably sought safety in exactly such spots , his theory would seem to be plausible — assuming that acquired information can be transmitted genetically from adult to offspring , which is unlikely . |
| 5 | GHI verdict : The clip-on grater and citrus press allow food to drop straight into the jug , avoiding spills and waste , and the jug and bowl can be taken directly from freezer to microwave for reheating . |
| 6 | Dr McNab now ordered the stimulants to be decreased gradually from day to day , meat and beer from the stores being substituted for the brandy and beef tea . |
| 7 | Timber for construction needs to be acquired only from time to time , and enough firewood can be collected in one journey to last several months . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , they were able to continue the art classes ( to Leonard 's chagrin , a Saturday morning event ) alongside needlework and other crafts , which were exhibited locally from time to time . |
| 9 | Because models were moved frequently from rock to rock throughout an immense colony , we believe no individual 's response was scored more than once . |
| 10 | The single parameter that we manipulated was whether the landmarks and feeders occupied fixed locations across trials ( group fixed ) or were moved randomly from trial to trial ( group varied ) . |
| 11 | In galleries across the city , needles were passed indiscriminately from arm to arm , and along with each hit went the deadly virus . |
| 12 | But I should not have been sent straight from school to Somerville on Classics ; I wanted to swap to History but did not know enough , so I was encouraged to do P.P.E. I was bored by both Philosophy and Economics so I only worked at Politics ’ . |
| 13 | The exact movements vary from species to species but in a typical finch such as the chaffinch the body is turned towards the owl , the crown-feathers are raised , the legs are bent , the wings are slightly raised , and the body is jerked quickly from side to side in a crouched , bent-leg posture , while the tail flicks up and down . |
| 14 | Height is measured vertically from base to crest , but the face — what you actually ride — is the shoreward diagonal of the triangle . |
| 15 | As good communications are of the essence to remain competitive , companies are keen to have technology , especially software , that is integrated seamlessly from site to site , across national boundaries . |
| 16 | The basic leopard is spotted almost from nose to tail . |
| 17 | Because the cassette is read serially from start to end , it 's very difficult to do it any other way . |
| 18 | Exhibitions are held there from time to time and there is an art and craft gallery in the old vicarage opposite the church . |
| 19 | As the cylinder rotated , it was carried slowly from right to left under the mouthpiece by a screw mechanism , so consecutive lines of undulations were left in the tinfoil . |
| 20 | The passage of the train was telegraphed forward from point to point throughout its journey . |
| 21 | In many of the experiments described in the earlier parts of this chapter , the context was changed substantially from pre-training to the test . |