Example sentences of "whence i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ whence I shall not return , even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death … without any order , and where the light is as darkness . ’ |
| 2 | The writer of the old guide book whence I gleaned this misinformation had unknowingly quoted a fragment of folklore older than Roscommon Town and its jail . |
| 3 | This route would necessitate only one climb to the ridge above the village , from where it was downhill all the way to Rainbagh , whence I could complete the journey to Naini Tal by car . |
| 4 | I settled down to wait in the passageway between the garage and the house where I was a little protected from the inclemency of the weather and whence I was eventually plucked by the constabulary . |
| 5 | She 's learned it well , is letter-perfect , unfaltering ; it sends me back , in some discomfort , to the place from whence I came . |
| 6 | I climbed into the garden and crouched in the porch , from whence I had a good view of the street . |
| 7 | A month later , just before he was about to set off on his journey ‘ into the interior by way of Namoi , Gould wrote to Sir John Franklin in Hobart of his progress so far : ‘ After spending a fortnight in the lowland brushes I proceeded to the upper districts and the Liverpool ranges whence I have just returned having made several discoveries of new species both of Birds and Quadrupeds , of the latter I believe I have two new kinds of Kangaroo . ’ |