Example sentences of "it [vb past] from [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , that was the theory about her disappearance and it changed from being a theory to being referred to as what had probably happened and then later still it was accepted . |
| 2 | Between 1982 and 1986 it changed from being described as an uncommon parasite to the most common parasite identified and over 11000 cases were reported between 1985 and 1988 . |
| 3 | When it seemed that the sound and whatever it emanated from was about to overwhelm us , the engine and coaches of an express train appeared in the left-hand window and whizzed past a few feet from the front bumper . |
| 4 | It moved from being a component in the domestic strategy for the conquest of power to the key element in the overthrow of world capitalism , founded now upon an alliance of European workers and the nationalist movements of Asia . |
| 5 | The United States may also be approaching the same conclusion , for between 1980 and 1988 it moved from being the world 's largest creditor to being its largest debtor . |
| 6 | As his judgement suffered in his calmer moments from overconfidence , so in his energetic ones it suffered from being too headlong . |