Example sentences of "from [noun] to [noun sg] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have to stitch each sock from toe to top using very small stitches so that the seam is not too obvious . |
| 2 | Living only for a couple of microseconds on average , the muon can not go from atom to atom catalysing fusion and liberating energy indefinitely ; the dream of the ages is n't so easily fulfilled . |
| 3 | They swing with considerable grace from branch to branch using their hook-like hands alternately , a mode of locomotion known as brachiation . |
| 4 | Some of these responsibilities are defined more specifically , but the way they are carried out will vary from field to field depending on the involvement of the appropriate Head of Department , the presence of Principal Lecturers with defined responsibilities , and whether there are several fields with common modules . |
| 5 | The amount of time involved in the process will vary from institution to institution according to size , but also — more importantly — according to the procedures it adopts . |
| 6 | ADRIAN INGRAM From Rock to Jazz IMPROVISING THROUGH CHORD CHANGES II |
| 7 | ADRIAN INGRAM From Rock To Jazz IMPROVISING THROUGH THE CHANGES III |
| 8 | ADRIAN INGRAM From Rock to Jazz IMPROVISING THROUGH THE CHANGES IV : CHROMATIC APPROACH NOTES |
| 9 | ADRIAN INGRAM From Rock To Jazz IMPROVISING THROUGH THE CHANGES : TENSION AND RELEASE |
| 10 | But for me it 's a bit like a tennis match — I get tired of turning my head from side to side listening to you . ’ |
| 11 | Julie stood on the sea wall and moved her head from side to side allowing the fresh wind from the estuary to blow through her hair . |
| 12 | He turned his head from side to side trying to line up his patchy vision with the brown paper package — wherever that was . |
| 13 | Inside we were greeted by the sight of a gaggle of top-heavy Sikhs energetically bopping around the hall to 1970s disco music ; beautiful Hindu ladies lilted delicately from side to side trying to avoid stepping on each other 's saris . |
| 14 | A young lad hopped from car to car taking their money , lights sparked and flashed above them and as the cars began to move Belinda 's laugh could be heard above the music while Rachel thought Danny would explode with pride as he took the wheel and manoeuvred the little car round the track . |
| 15 | I shall totter like a decaying bastion of English culture , right out of Somerset Maugham , rum-soaked and crumpled from bar to bar trying to remember What It Was All About ! ’ |
| 16 | The speed of behaviour change will vary from child to child depending on their temperamental state , their past learning history , and the ability of the parents to be consistent . |
| 17 | It reminded her again of the woman who had drifted from window to window waiting for Luke — her unadorned face , the limp that made one shoulder dip as she hurried to meet him . |
| 18 | As in all rehearsal studios there were large mirrors from ceiling to floor enabling the Girls to see their mistakes . |
| 19 | They all got totally zonkers and were like running from machine to machine making and Benguiat the , not Benguiat , Brillo , was yelling it should be like this all the time . |
| 20 | Tommy took charge again as the lads of Number Eleven Platoon lurched from pub to pub becoming drunker and drunker , before finally ending up in their established local , the Volunteer , on Leith Walk . |
| 21 | Whoever looked out northward from the massive protective shell of Trazior might suspect that some giant world-spider , nourished on venom , had swung from hive to hive spinning ropes , and depositing multi-millions of hatchlings in each domain . |
| 22 | He used to cycle from village to village visiting farms to inspect the animals , then on market days he would try to conclude deals between the farmers . |
| 23 | Now we use the inside scale for all angles with turns from right to left looking from the base line . |
| 24 | Once this combination has been achieved at the top , the pulling action from the left Latissimus Dorsi , Trapezius and Deltoid starting down will automatically start the transfer of your weight from right to left making it a natural movement for the legs to drive forward . |
| 25 | Of course , if two members of staff happen to fall in love and decide to marry , it would be churlish to be apportioning blame ; but what I find a major irritation are those persons — and housekeepers are particularly guilty here — who have no genuine commitment to their profession and who are essentially going from post to post looking for romance . |
| 26 | At the time we were rushing from job to job repairing storm damage , and fortunately were both wearing rubber soled boots . |
| 27 | Special lighting effects , such as spotlighting one performer , or moving from group to group leaving part of the floor in darkness , all helps to add atmosphere , but , of course , is only possible with a large number and in a suitably equipped arena or hall . |
| 28 | I went from group to group apologizing , and then telephoned up to the lady 's room . |
| 29 | You travel from place to place trying to avoid Mad Shopping Women and their trolleys , a Suburban Lawn-Mower Fiend , a Dentist of Destruction , and numerous other warped creations . |
| 30 | In our particular ministry in St Louis Missouri we are trying to use the vast technology that 's available to us in linking up with other organizations such as Catholic charities , Salvation Army and others , so that when persons are in need of help they can go to one organization and tell their story and they do n't have to keep going from place to place telling their story over and over and we 're beginning to look toward the use of computers and what they are capable of doing in order to help resources stretch . |