Example sentences of "moved from its [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 And in a churchyard in Goring , the body of Marius Steen was moved from its grave after a stay of only four short weeks .
2 ‘ This has moved from its beginning as a Presbyterian College to a major seat of learning .
3 Under the then prevailing adjustable peg arrangements , any one currency could fluctuate within a band ( or ‘ tunnel ’ ) 1 per cent either side of the dollar par value , so if one EC currency moved from its floor to its ceiling and another moved from its ceiling to its floor there would be a 4 per cent relative fluctuation in the values of the two currencies .
4 The creature moved from its place on my shoulder … deeper into the bunk , stirring the balls of screwed-up paper against my thigh .
5 The painting , which has undergone restoration lasting three years without being moved from its place in the Salle des Fëtes housing Italian Renaissance works , was ripped in five places on 3 June , although the Louvre kept the information secret for a fortnight .
6 However the frontal , main attack towards the Mort Homme had barely moved from its point of departure ; stopped by a veritable wall of gunfire from the French artillery that had been anticipating attack from this direction for many days .
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