Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [prep] london to " in BNC.
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| 1 | A wealthy man , without flying experience , was flown from London to Paris by his pilot . |
| 2 | Sun Life Assurance employs 2500 employees and in 1976 the head office was relocated from London to Bristol . |
| 3 | The setting of the original novel by Mervyn Jones was shifted from London to New York because , says Yates , ‘ I did n't want any of this dreadful , clichéd Swinging London business creeping in . |
| 4 | An Israeli nuclear technician , Mordechai Vananu , who came to London and gave away details of Israel 's nuclear weapon plant at Dimona in the Negev desert , was lured from London to Rome by an attractive Mossad agent , then kidnapped , brought back to Israel and put on trial . |
| 5 | An agent was despatched from London to Jersey to check on the dead activist Varienski 's daughter . |
| 6 | In Wensleydale , Bolton Castle looks across the broad valley to Penhill , which , legend has it , was once the haunt of a fierce giant , while the castle itself is the place where Mary Queen of Scots was placed under house arrest before she was taken to London to be executed . |
| 7 | The cup , which was valued at £30 , attracted much notice and was sent to London to be presented to William IV . |
| 8 | Explaining why Mujadid , was sent to London to further his education , group chief geologist Tim Burnhill said : ‘ We are committed to enhancing and improving the technical skills of our employees , and the Imperial College course is deemed to be one of the best of its type anywhere in the world . |
| 9 | In 1927 , the first veteran car rally was held from London to Brighton . |