Example sentences of "were [vb pp] from one [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her London home was used as a hostel by the Scottish rank and file who needed a bed in the capital as they were posted from one place to another , and all were made welcome . |
| 2 | Much however , depends upon how votes were actually spread , and how many times the same papers were transferred from one candidate to another . |
| 3 | The leaders were moved from one club to another every six weeks and by means of rotation each club ( consisting of 10- year old boys ) experienced three different styles of leadership , under three different leaders . |
| 4 | What was then a rumour — that the same units were moved from one place to another for his inspections — proved to be the truth . |
| 5 | They were taken from one court to another to be tried under one charge or another and kept in jail all the while . |
| 6 | In all communities , but most particularly in the poorer inner-city areas ( largely as a consequence of the denser , more multiplex structure of local networks ) they were passed from one family to another , being received with warmth , friendliness and trust . |
| 7 | Messages were passed from one cell to another by chemical messengers , and many drugs imitated , obstructed , or prolonged the activity of the messengers . |