Example sentences of "where [pers pn] comes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your mother had an amazing imagination — that 's where yours comes from — she could have done so much better with her life … |
| 2 | We do n't know who she belongs to or where she comes from . |
| 3 | I know from where it comes and where it wishes to get to . |
| 4 | We never have a satisfactory explanation of where it comes from . |
| 5 | An object 's appearance is the first way we recognise where it comes from : a Volkswagen ‘ Beetle ’ is an instantly recognisable shape even if the VW badge has fallen off the car ; likewise we recognise a Rolls Royce . |
| 6 | The significance of the message depends on where it comes from . |
| 7 | You can say no to that inner voice if you know where it comes from and why it says the things it does . |
| 8 | Your son knows where it comes from even if he does n't take the stuff himself . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't know where it comes from . |
| 10 | It is not as though his position is remotely like that of modern emotivists who have compared ethical statements with imperatives ( and Hare 's ethics differs most from Kant 's where it comes nearest to emotivism ) . |
| 11 | But nonetheless — and for what it 's worth — this obsession with number seems to me sad , reductive and weird , and I wonder where it comes from ? |
| 12 | This is where it comes from . |
| 13 | Now you know , you 're pretty well up on water supplies , where it comes from , what it does ? |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't know where it comes from . ’ |
| 15 | I look at it and I want to know where it comes from . |
| 16 | I 'm not bothered about where it comes from . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't know where it comes from . |
| 18 | What sets it apart is where it comes from . |
| 19 | It is his mysterious wind , which man can not get under his own tidy control : as Nicodemus was reminded by Jesus , ‘ The wind ( pneuma ) blows where it will , and you hear its sound but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going . |
| 20 | They ca n't tell me where it comes , pardon ? |
| 21 | It has to be written in an initial transcription of a language until you have decided with that it is phonemic ( i.e. can make a difference in meaning ) , in which case you will have to continue writing it , or that there are rules to follow , so you can predict where it comes . |
| 22 | ‘ Sometimes I hear a whistle , but I do n't know where it comes from . |
| 23 | ‘ Still , who am I to look gift work in the mouth , no matter where it comes from ? ’ |
| 24 | Sort of like , things like , if you 've got a , if contents spreadsheet , where it comes from , what files |
| 25 | ‘ Here am I , ’ he explained , ‘ with inside information about a very good story , and I ca n't use it because of where it comes from . |
| 26 | If it 's been credited , then the only person who will be able to tell you where it comes from is Sesostris . ’ |
| 27 | I drew the diagram and they were positively correlated Now , you do n't have to know that proof but if you ever wonder where it comes from or you wan na tell your grandchildren one day Mummy , what did you do in the stats classes ? |
| 28 | You might not have read those actual pages before , but you can recognise the style , where it comes from . |
| 29 | That 's where it comes from . |
| 30 | Because you often you see the English word , you 've no idea where it comes about it 's just an odd word when it 's been |