Example sentences of "he [vb past] from [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now denying that the arm's-length principle applies to national museums Lord Armstrong makes me wonder how he interpreted his new role when he moved from being Mrs Thatcher 's Cabinet Secretary to being her choice as Chairman of the V & A. If he saw himself as dutifully executing government policy over the V & A 's restructuring it is understandable that he did not subsequently feel constrained to resign , nor to dismiss his director , when it had become clear to the museum 's staff that the essence of the restructuring separation of research from ‘ object-management ’ had been abandoned as unworkable . |
| 2 | Culpeper was famous for his optical instruments , especially microscopes , but also known for a wide variety of mathematical instruments in silver , brass , ivory , and wood , although it is difficult to determine at what point he moved from being a maker to a retailer . |
| 3 | He changed from being a nice lad into being violent . |
| 4 | So he went from being an immensely rich aristocrat in Russia to being a taxi driver — all in about four years . |
| 5 | Robert 's character changed completely — he went from being an outward- going , fun-loving boy , to suffering from recurrent nightmares and being unable to discuss anything with his family . |