Example sentences of "was [v-ing] from [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably she thought he was phoning from home — something he 'd never do . |
| 2 | The Ukrainian superstar had won every major championship since 1983 — with the exception of the European title in 1990 when he was recovering from injury — said : ‘ I had problems with the swirling wind . |
| 3 | Since 1987 , when he had a difficult first few months while the recently arrived Jonathan Davies was recovering from injury , he has established himself as the freshest , most innovative Welsh analyst of modern rugby . |
| 4 | But the tracer was weaving from side to side . |
| 5 | Only her head was free to move by now and this she was tossing from side to side , her eyes rolling in panic , while her fear was further expressed in snorts and whimpers . |
| 6 | A CANINE hero who helped save a dog which was dying from rat poison is now looking for a good home . |
| 7 | She met him emerging from their tall block of apartments as she was returning from work on the Friday evening , having stopped to buy groceries on the way home , her mind flying ahead to Luke 's arrival and all that she planned to say to him now that she had made up her mind to end their affair . |
| 8 | ‘ Funnily enough , we could detect how the readership was developing from book signings : initially it was the children who came ; then mothers , mumbling that their children were at school , and then the fathers saying , ‘ I want to know what my children are reading ’ ; and finally , the parents on their own , no longer needing childish excuses . ’ |
| 9 | She scrutinised a dilapidated man on the pavement outside who was passing from rubbish bin to rubbish bin , rustling around inside and placing everything of interest in a plastic bag . |
| 10 | There were crates with us in the carriage ; he was escaping from home again . |
| 11 | Laura was trembling from head to toe . |
| 12 | By the time they finally arrived in the deserted car park behind the arcade she was trembling from head to foot , racked by every emotion from fear to rage . |
| 13 | She was trembling from head to foot . |
| 14 | Mr Crangle was grinning from ear to ear . |
| 15 | He was grinning from ear to ear and pointing his finger up to the flies . |
| 16 | She was grinning from ear to ear , her eyes sparkling in excited anticipation , like a child watching magicians at a carnival . |
| 17 | Suddenly Lisa was grinning from ear to ear . |
| 18 | ‘ Get on with it , Ruthie , ’ he told her , and though he was grinning from ear to ear she knew what was powering him and she felt the excitement blossom in herself . |
| 19 | He was grinning from ear to ear and the first stabs of doubt needled at Ruth 's heart . |
| 20 | She was reading aloud , a man holding a boom mike was registering her voice ; she was declaiming from Soul on Ice : |
| 21 | Mr Crangle was rushing from place to place checking the details of his plan . |
| 22 | They would ask me how the training was going from time to time and this interest spurred me on . |
| 23 | She strode with a determined step into the hall , and in no time was going from room to room , throwing open doors , exclaiming with interest and delight . |
| 24 | It was , it was going from side to side . |
| 25 | She suddenly realised she had passed from the survival phase to a phase where she could see that The Body Shop had become a retailing institution that was going from strength to strength . |
| 26 | Trevor Radway , Chairman of the Forest of Dean Railway Company Limited , said there had been many improvements in recent times , and the railway was going from strength to strength . |
| 27 | Professionally , Crawford 's career was going from strength to strength , and his association with film director Richard Lester continued with A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum . |
| 28 | While the beam was going from right to left , the target moved forward . |
| 29 | Then , while Leith was wondering which stranger to Jimmy from which department had called in her absence , his cheerful face was splitting from ear to ear as he asked , ‘ Do I congratulate you or your fiancé ? ’ |
| 30 | While this conversation proceeded , both men eyed Martha , who was Harry 's first cousin , and who was moving from customer to customer , topping up tankards from an earthenware jug . |