Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] from [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Although the WHO has called for a worldwide effort to stop AIDS , responses to the epidemic have varied considerably from country to country . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Because models were moved frequently from rock to rock throughout an immense colony , we believe no individual 's response was scored more than once . |
| 9 | The census returns show that the majority of Camberwell 's population at any one time had been born in London — 65 per cent in 1861 ; 76 per cent in 1911 — but many families had moved frequently from district to district and from street to street . |
| 10 | Height is measured vertically from base to crest , but the face — what you actually ride — is the shoreward diagonal of the triangle . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Then there were Heather and Katie , inseparable friends , who bolstered each other by their mutual devotion ; never had they known a Moment 's shame of friendlessness , never had they had to look for a partner in dancing or in gym , never had they walked alone from classroom to classroom , and their confidence overflowed and imposed itself upon all beholders . |
| 13 | Further , the streets serve as drying grounds in fine weather ; lines are stretched across from house to house , and hung with wet clothing . |
| 14 | As the effect of the acid slowly wore off , his body , like a film run backwards from death to life , became hard again . |
| 15 | The pendulum has swung away from safety to economics . |
| 16 | Other places were also hit savagely from time to time , but it is often difficult to tell from the registers which particular disease was responsible for an unusually high number of deaths . |
| 17 | In galleries across the city , needles were passed indiscriminately from arm to arm , and along with each hit went the deadly virus . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Provisions are , however , phrased differently from lease to lease and the tenant 's adviser will be expected to construe and amend the particular documentation accordingly , but perhaps considering the guidelines I have laid down . |
| 21 | The basic leopard is spotted almost from nose to tail . |
| 22 | It seems that if a work is to continue to grow rather than to ‘ consolidate ’ ( a word not found in my Bible ! ) the people need to be progressively taken forward from goal to goal . |
| 23 | Their inward warbling song , which can not be described , is unceasingly poured forth from noon to night , and is even continued throughout the night if they are placed in a room with lights , and where an animated conversation is carried on . ’ |
| 24 | The passage of the train was telegraphed forward from point to point throughout its journey . |
| 25 | The pastel-coloured costumes were at once demure and provocative ; fitted tight from throat to hip , they clung to every line of the delicate , high-breasted figures , heightening the allure of slender shoulders , tiny waists and the swell of young Ranks ; below the waist , however , the gossamer-light , side-split skirts and billowing trousers of white silk shrouded legs and thighs in secrecy , and to Chuck and Joseph the exotic girls of Saigon seemed not to walk but to float gently beneath the tamarinds on the evening breeze . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Various members of his family have resided there from time to time . |
| 28 | Exhibitions are held there from time to time and there is an art and craft gallery in the old vicarage opposite the church . |
| 29 | Because the cassette is read serially from start to end , it 's very difficult to do it any other way . |