Example sentences of "[prep] house to [noun sg] [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 He went from house to house dragging two metal ingots and everybody was amazed to see pots , pans , tongs and braziers tumble down from their places and beams creak from the desperation of nails and screws trying to emerge , and even objects that had been lost for a long time appeared from where they had been searched for most and went dragging along in turbulent confusion behind Melquíades ' magical irons .
2 They went around from house to house demanding the licensing fee .
3 They went from house to house checking all night long .
4 These people go from house to house selling goods .
5 Then the women draw up a petition and go from house to house explaining the problem and collecting signatures .
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