Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] from the [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 And Leonard 's interests in it were moving from the amateur to the professional .
2 Of course Herman loves her whisperings — for he is always convinced that he will catch a word or two — but all he has ever heard was when she was going from the dining-room to the drawing-room after lunch with him , and she whispered : ‘ I hate sauces .
3 An alternative , favoured by those of a religious persuasion , was that A'Tuin was crawling from the Birthplace to the Time of Mating , as were all the stars in the sky which were , obviously , also carried by giant turtles .
4 Well he was well he was coming from the Grove to the finger post to come along Wolverhampton Road , Lichfield Road , to come home to Church Street .
5 Just then we saw another boat , which was coming from the ship to the shore .
6 And as Joe Lucas was unwinding from the pitch to which he 'd momentarily raised himself , Lucy was seated at a side-table in a Wardour Street coffee shop .
7 She scuttled off and when Jenna looked up Marguerite was watching from the doorway to the kitchen .
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