Example sentences of "came from the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The skis and sledges came from the best shops in Norway , but Bjaaland was n't happy with them . |
| 2 | Most of that , ironically , came from the smallest countries such as St Kitts , Nevis , Grenada , St Vincent , and Barbados . |
| 3 | Most of the lending came from the largest US Banks — Bankers Trust , Bank of America , Chase Manhattan , Chemical , Citicorp , Continental , Illinois , First Chicago , Manufacturers Hanover , Morgan Guaranty1 — and their counterparts in Japan , Germany , France and the UK . |
| 4 | In fact I knew nothing of his family life — only that he came from the poorest part of the town , a row of " yards " containing tumbledown cottages , some of them evacuated because of their condition . |
| 5 | Fran had read all she could about Luke Calder before the interview and knew that he came from the poorest part of Glasgow and that he had got to where he was today by dint of sheer hard work and determination , but , looking at him now , she found it hard to imagine that he had come from anything but a moneyed background . |
| 6 | Before the union was formed the tariff against all outsiders was not prohibitive , and the home country 's imports came from the lowest cost source namely , the rest of the world . |
| 7 | Silly-Willie met her in the hall , he came from the farthest door ; his step was as fast and light as his dancing . |
| 8 | Evidence that consumers are shaking off their spending caution after the election also came from the biggest credit information group , Infolink , which reported a rise in credit inquiries . |