Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [noun] from [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most extraordinary of the group was bought by the V & A in 1986 ( after the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art had halted its departure from Britain to a collection in North America ) . |
| 2 | It was not that I had abandoned the political book : it was that the mounting gravity of current events had turned my interests from theory to practice . |
| 3 | Nolan , the reigning British Open champion , has moved her base from Norfolk to Surrey , where she has ten competition horses in her yard . |
| 4 | Some 300 companies have moved their headquarters from Osaka to Tokyo each year because they want to plug into the capital 's networks . |
| 5 | The story of how he acquired her from a petty criminal and gradually transferred his love from man to dog is told in his novel We Think the World of You ( 1960 ) , which won the W. H. Smith award . |
| 6 | Following Franco 's example , Hedilla had transferred his headquarters from Burgos to Salamanca in October , and was thus able to see Franco quite frequently . |
| 7 | Wycliffe had transferred his attention from statements to cheque stubs . |
| 8 | In the first place , there was one wealthy supporter and a long-time admirer of Joyce who had transferred his allegiance from Mosley to the new organisation . |
| 9 | Tommy had made his way from Glasgow to London at a young age , and ended up in Borstal . |
| 10 | Historically , what has happened is that the rock vanguard has shifted its focus from eroticism to the psychedelic powers of horror . |
| 11 | By the end of the afternoon she had replaced her wardrobe from top to tail , had acquired an evening dress that was out of this world , and had had her hair freshly washed and styled . |
| 12 | ‘ Everybody has a birthday , everybody has a party , so it is quite good business really , ’ he said especially now that he has increased his fee from £5 to £15 for half an hour . |
| 13 | David Hirst , Paul Parker and Martin Keown have put their comebacks from injury to the Premier League test and all appear ready to take up the invitation issued by Taylor after last month 's 1-1 draw against Norway . |
| 14 | With this help , No. 1 Troop had fought their way from building to building up the landward side of the road and were attacking a house when Sergeant Culling was hit in the face and killed by a percussion grenade exploding on impact . |
| 15 | Just like Michael Quirke , the butcher turned god-carver , he had totally changed his life from Commerce to Art , in middle age . |
| 16 | I daresay their neighbours changed it to , like Gazza 's neighbours have changed his name from Gasgcoine to Gazza or the newspapers have done it . |