Example sentences of "come [adv prt] from [pos pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 AS THE deadline approached for this quarter 's issue of Wood News , there was a certain amount of nervousness at John Wood House , since only a few stories had come through from our new network of Correspondents .
2 Kalchu 's younger brother had come over from his neighbouring hut and the two men sat spinning , talking and looking after the small children until their wives returned .
3 Karajan came down from his high conducting stool , the orchestra regrouped for a Mozart concerto , and for the rest of the afternoon the music-making was active and intense , full of a special vibrancy and good humour .
4 Gourlay came through from her semi-final clash against Margaret Johnston , the twice previous winner , when she clinched the deciding set 7–0 and Mary Price , from Desborough , had a straight sets semi-final victory over Welsh representative Sylvia Froud .
5 And then bring a little line coming down from your right hand side .
6 ‘ What 's this , Sep ? ’ said Tom Tedder , coming in from his last class , and acting rather as if a load was now off his mind , or as if he was trying to conceal one .
7 Williamson , coming back from his second trip to the lavatory , passed Boddy on the way out for his third .
8 If they come out from their defensive withdrawal and hesitantly accept the affection they are likely to need to test it out , to see whether it can withstand some heavy strain or whether , like past ties , it can be broken .
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