Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [adv] from [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a small charge , avoid having to carry luggage by booking it through from airport to destination . |
| 2 | Well it seems to me , sir , that er the new settlement is becoming a bit of a dustbin which people are throwing their unspent allocations in , and then passing it around from district to district |
| 3 | I do n't think it 's good for them moving them about from school to school do you ? |
| 4 | Crossing over to the tree , she began to climb up , drawing herself up from branch to branch wherever she could find foothold or handhold . |
| 5 | The whiteness of his shirt seemed to emphasise his tan , but it was something in the glittering gaze , raking her slowly from head to toe , that made her hesitate . |
| 6 | There was movement there ; movement and light , as if someone was shining a torch beam on it , swinging it wildly from side to side . |
| 7 | She had recently killed some of Buddie 's hens and turkeys by gripping their necks between her teeth and shaking them violently from side to side before throwing them into the air . |
| 8 | The way in which community care projects get off the ground quickly is to have a small project team of three or four people with the task of steering it through from start to finish , working under the guidance of a strong chairman . |
| 9 | The Duke held his branch still higher , waving it slowly from side to side , and the piper started a long , echoing note on his drone . |
| 10 | But during the weekends I did my best to claim her attention , following her about from room to room as I had done as a small child , and chattering endlessly about life , literature and the events of the previous school-term . |