Example sentences of "[vb past] come from a [noun] [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 | On Aug. 13 three soldiers and four guerrillas were killed when 50 members of a Hutu opposition group , who had come from a refugee camp in Tanzania , attacked an army barracks at Madamba in the south of the country . |
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 | They never thought for a moment about reverting to conventional agriculture , although Gareth had come from a research job with ICI . |
5 | He had come from a bulk tanker that had tied up in the oil terminal in Kuwait harbour , thanked the Master who had allowed him to work his passage from the port of Perth , and gone ashore . |