Example sentences of "[v-ing] from [indef pn] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking in every inch of their bodies , she said , looking from one to the other , she said , in her famously well-timed drawl , That 's just how I want you . |
| 2 | She came in and bolted the door , then stood with her back to it , looking from one to the other . |
| 3 | I 've never seen anything like it before , ’ and she was looking from one to the other , wondering which one it was meant to fit , when Miss Rene startled her by saying , ‘ Well , get your coat and things off and try it on . ’ |
| 4 | And , looking from one to the other , she now said , ‘ Goodnight , fellows , and a happy Christmas . ’ |
| 5 | When at last they came to the lower end of Spring Street , Agnes stopped and , looking from one to the other , she said , ‘ This is where I live ; I 'll be all right now . |
| 6 | Peg O'Malley commanded sharply , looking from one to the other . |
| 7 | Looking from one to the other of them . |
| 8 | Yet looking from one to the other , he now realised where the similarity lay : it was in the eyes . |
| 9 | She hesitated , looking from one to the other of their expectant faces , and there was quite a distinct change in her voice as she repeated in Italian : |
| 10 | She was watching them over the rim of the glass , looking from one to the other of their faces , trying to follow their too rapid talk . |
| 11 | PEG : ( looking from one to the other . |
| 12 | ‘ System ? ’ demanded Howard , looking from one to the other , not understanding any of this . |
| 13 | Ward was looking from one to the other . |
| 14 | Looking from one to the other , she asked slowly , ‘ You followed me from the ferry ? ’ |
| 15 | Looking from one to the other , not exactly suspicious , but certainly puzzled , he glanced at the package . |
| 16 | Peggy 's voice sounded quiet , even gentle as , looking from one to the other , she said , ‘ I 've been an idiot , have n't I ? |
| 17 | ‘ But if he 'd known of this outrage , ’ said Philip , looking from one to the other of them with searching eyes , ‘ the boy would have told me in Isambard 's presence . |
| 18 | ‘ So you were telling the truth , ’ Roman said , his eyes going from one to the other . |
| 19 | Lady Merchiston let out a cackling guffaw , and then noticed her godson 's glance going from one to the other , his face a study . |
| 20 | But as they came around the corner to the front of the house , they heard a familiar reedy voice hail them and , turning , found themselves confronted by Miss Merchiston herself , her pale eyes going from one to the other with the air of one who had known how it would be . |
| 21 | ‘ What in the world are you two talking of ? ’ interrupted Rose , whose perplexed gaze had been going from one to the other . |
| 22 | ‘ Did you think I was going to be left behind ? ’ responded de Villiers cheerfully , his bright , interested gaze going from one to the other . |
| 23 | going from one to the other in a year |
| 24 | Dashing from one to the other . |
| 25 | Huy found himself looking at the man 's lips alone , and the spittle switching from one to the other , in horrified fascination and to the exclusion of everything else . |
| 26 | The advantage of Wysiwyg is that you do not have to keep switching from one to the other . |
| 27 | I remembered moving from one to the other , explaining : I am a writer ; the notebooks are what is precious to me . |
| 28 | ‘ What is going on ? ’ he rasped , his glance darting from one to the other . |
| 29 | Glaring from one to the other as they stood on either side of the bed , she said crossly to Lucy , ‘ So you 've brought him to see me at last . |
| 30 | What not to do is to pan from the toddler back to the father , instead of cutting from one to the other . |