Example sentences of "[noun] had come from a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mack Sennett had come from a New England working-class background and he had himself worked as a plumber 's mate . |
| 2 | They never thought for a moment about reverting to conventional agriculture , although Gareth had come from a research job with ICI . |
| 3 | Rita confessed her frock had come from a Beverly Hills shop which was so snooty the assistant asked her if she had an appointment : ‘ I asked , ‘ Why , do the dresses have something else to do ? ’ ’ |
| 4 | His instructions had come from a book by Seve Ballesteros called Natural Golf . |
| 5 | The calls had come from a call-box because there 'd been the call-box signal before the money was put in . |
| 6 | Vlok said that the money had come from a fund established to combat international sanctions . |
| 7 | His strong , even teeth glinted white against the bronze of his skin , and with a peculiar detachment Shannon found herself wondering if the tan had come from a sun-bed or even a bottle . |
| 8 | Susie had come from a village ten miles from the Oxfordshire market town in which the school was placed : her previous village primary school had had two teachers ; her experience in that school at a younger more protected age seemed to her less interesting and more childish . |