Example sentences of "across from [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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1 | The largest of them , Krakatoa , was known to be about nine kilometres across from north to south and the British Admiralty charts showed it to consist of several volcanic cones arranged roughly in a line . |
2 | Further to the north you take the ferry across from East to West Cowes to avoid a big detour inland via Newport . |
3 | Further , the streets serve as drying grounds in fine weather ; lines are stretched across from house to house , and hung with wet clothing . |
4 | We used to take a basket and trudge over a mile to a huge horse chestnut tree that grew just past Petersfinger on the Southampton Road , its branches stretching right across from side to side . |
5 | The grooms and Leslie Brown led the horses across from train to van and saw them installed and then , carrying holdalls , themselves trooped on to a bus which followed the horse-boxes away towards the racetrack . |
6 | You know they measure across from heel to toe |