Example sentences of "was [vb pp] from [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1798 Murdock was recalled from Cornwall to the Soho Works . |
| 2 | You may have heard the horrific tale of the small boy who was painted from head to toe with a metallic-based substance for a carnival and who consequently died of respiratory failure . |
| 3 | She was painted from head to foot in red . |
| 4 | Whereupon he opened a huge cupboard which was filled from top to bottom with homemade jams , marmalades , chutneys , and pickles — some of which were five years old ! |
| 5 | A wealthy man , without flying experience , was flown from London to Paris by his pilot . |
| 6 | He was flown from Edinburgh to Manchester airport before being taken for a tearful re-union with his mother 's parents . |
| 7 | Valerio Viccei , 37 , who is thought to have got away with £26 million from the daring robbery , was flown from Heathrow to Rome where he faces questioning over 50 unsolved crimes . |
| 8 | On May 26 Zeyal Sarhadi was extradited from Switzerland to France , following a ruling by Switzerland 's Federal Tribunal . |
| 9 | The most recent launch , the first flight of the second orbiter , Challenger , was delayed from January to April because of persistent fuel and coolant leaks from the main engines . |
| 10 | There would also be problems with the EC if more authority was devolved from Westminster to Brussels . |
| 11 | In one set of trials the type of match required was varied from trial to trial while in a second set of trials the same match was required for a fixed number of stimulus presentations . |
| 12 | The Witham was frozen from bank to bank from Lincoln to Boston . |
| 13 | We took the route through Cheapside because the Thames was frozen from bank to bank , past the mansions of the rich , the stalls full of fripperies , the mouldering Eleanor Cross and the great Conduit which was supposed to bring fresh water into the city . |
| 14 | In a struggle on the ground , my raincoat was torn from top to bottom and Bardely exclaimed ‘ He 's biting my little finger off . ’ |
| 15 | The play was a two-hander , which meant that it was carried from beginning to end by the two stars . |
| 16 | Although the commitment to religion was stressed from time to time , often in response to the charge of militarism , the CLB always seemed to emphasize matters of social discipline and conformity . |
| 17 | Stewart 's bitter rival , the veteran Nicholas Kokataylo , the 33-year-old from Denton , in Manchester , was favourite for the gold medal , but a strong challenge was expected from newcomer to the weight , Ray Stevens , 26 , of the London Budokwai . |
| 18 | Stewart 's bitter rival , the veteran Nicholas Kokataylo , the 33-year-old from Denton , in Manchester , was favourite for the gold medal , but a strong challenge was expected from newcomer to the weight , Ray Stevens , 26 , of the London Budokwai . |
| 19 | On the same day Richard Gough was transferred from Spurs to Rangers for £1.5 million . |
| 20 | The city developed chiefly after 1040 , when the residence of the kings was transferred from Gniezno to Cracow , and stone buildings began to replace the wooden ones . |
| 21 | She was transferred from home to a private rehabilitation centre , but she was not happy there because she had little privacy , and her family could not travel to see her every day . |
| 22 | Hazard was transferred from Tottenham to Chelsea on September 19 , 1985 and from there to Portsmouth on January 11 , 1990 . |
| 23 | In March 1938 , the former L.C.C 's blue painted car No. 1 , was transferred from Holloway to Telford Avenue depôt and painted red . |
| 24 | He was not only a fine footballer , he was also a gentleman to the Nth degree , and he told the story , I remember , he started his erm , professional football career in this country , with Barnsley , and he was transferred from Barnsley to Aston Villa , and at the time there was some haggling over the fee , and er , he was taken by the chairman of Barnsley , to meet the chairman of Aston Villa in the chairman 's Rolls Royce . |
| 25 | The school health service was transferred from LEAs to area health authorities , but LEAs were required to provide facilities for dental and medical inspection of pupils . |
| 26 | Isaac avoided execution by promising the king a 10,000 mark fine , and in 1213 was transferred from Bristol to the Tower of London . |
| 27 | ‘ The victim was transferred from hospital to a nursing home in Ormskirk to be cared for . |
| 28 | Shen Tong , a leader of the 1989 pro-democracy movement , was deported from China to the USA on Oct. 24 . |
| 29 | However , 5 April 1990 was noteworthy enough : an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 , one of the largest in Britain this century , near Bishop 's Castle in Shropshire was felt from Ayrshire to Cornwall and Kent to Dublin . |
| 30 | Shaking was felt from Ayrshire to Cornwall and Kent to Dublin , but damage was limited mainly to roof slates and chimney stacks . |