Example sentences of "was [being] [vb pp] from [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jonas Savimbi , leader of UNITA , announced on Oct. 20 that the movement 's general headquarters was being transferred from Jamba to Luanda . |
| 2 | That man was being transferred from Dartmoor to the Isle of Wight . |
| 3 | The prisoner , who is serving a five year sentence for burglary was being moved from Dartmoor to Bullingdon Prison in Oxfordshire . |
| 4 | By October Eva was being farewelled from Australia to " her first appointment on missionary service to the Howard Institute in Southern Rhodesia " ( Australian War Cry November 15th 1952 ) . |
| 5 | A drink was thrust into her hand and within five minutes she was being passed from group to group as though she were the prize exhibit ; asked numerous questions she did n't know how to or have time to answer ; told endless tales of this person or that person ; until eventually , somewhat bewildered , she ended up in the bar with someone called Patrick who began regaling her with tales of old Ireland . |