Example sentences of "[pers pn] come from a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 My first ambition was to be a concert pianist , but I come from a long line of actors and I suppose it was inevitable really that I 'd follow them .
2 ‘ Perhaps I come from a long line of knights and no-one ever told me .
3 I come from a great medical mafia , most of my relatives are medically involved one way or another , ’ she told David Frost yesterday , adding that none of her family have private health insurance .
4 I come from a small village in the far north of Scotland . ’
5 ‘ Because I come from a booky family , in some ways I 've taken writing for granted — it 's like coming from a family of butchers and going into the meat trade .
6 I come from a Jewish family which includes victim 's ; that picture of myself was a particularly horrible one .
7 Now , there 's been lots of talk about gay and lesbian people not having no rights , I come from a Jewish society , I 've got people who suffer anti-semitic ri , feelings , there 's lot of erm multi-ra , ethnic majorities who cover on this programme , and I think that issue has to be looked at as well .
8 I come from a military family , that is to say a family that has always followed the drum , and probably had to carry it too .
9 You come from a violent city like LA to what you think will be a nice peaceful place and what happens ?
10 You come from a rich country .
11 If you come from a long line of octogenarians , then clearly you will need to work out the sums on the basis of the next 20 years or longer .
12 If you come from a certain town or region , you will know what the different voices mean better than someone who comes from outside because you 've learned the code .
13 You scum of the earth de , de , de , de , de , de , de , de you should only have that attitude if you come from a deprived childhood
14 You come from a musical family …
15 When you come from a big family , as I do , erm yo you can have any size of wedding as long as the right people are there , anybody gets excluded it 's er to be horrendous !
16 Anne ‘ s quick wit made her popular and one of the women said admiringly , ‘ You can tell you come from a big family , girl , the way you come out with the wisecracks . ’
17 With his own modest roots he dismisses the attacks on a class-based judiciary : ‘ The youngsters believe that we come from a narrow background — it 's all nonsense — they get it from that man Griffith . ’
18 The fact that we come from a capitalist country means that some topics tend to be dealt with delicately or avoided , but that is all .
19 We come from a tiny , tiny little town in Upstate New York , ’ explains the singer .
20 Especially when they come from a long way , away .
21 They come from a far , far distant land .
22 The ‘ ancient pine forests ’ concept is linked to another myth about chemical sensitivity — that patients who are ‘ universal reactors ’ are reacting to all synthetic organic chemicals because they come from a common source .
23 Arguments can be posed for mixing or not mixing and examples of excellent practice can be found , but it is vital that whatever conclusions are finally arrived at they come from a true understanding of what day care in any particular instance is trying to achieve for its attenders and their carers .
24 They come from a distinguished independent label , CRD , notable for interesting repertoire and high musical and technical standards .
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