Example sentences of "how you come " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are most interested in how you come across to other people , whether they think you are witty or pretty , rather than having a genuine interest in them and their views . |
| 2 | It is not unusual for parents to be unaware of how you come to be there . |
| 3 | I was rather going to ask how you come to have accepted a post which must necessarily be curtailed before too long . ’ |
| 4 | And I 'm still waiting for your explanation of how you come to be here . ’ |
| 5 | And how you come out unscathed — let alone with gold in your palm — I 'll never understand . |
| 6 | ‘ That explains how you come to speak Italian so fluently . |
| 7 | It 's amazing how you come across people . |
| 8 | ‘ It would be … well , interesting to know just how you came to hear about the infant 's birth , and why you felt this birth was … well , interesting . |
| 9 | I shall take your Christmas pudding with me , and the box of dates too , and I shall tell them all how you came this morning with presents and decorations and then found the mistletoe for me ! |
| 10 | ‘ Do please tell us all about how you came to do this , ’ she said . |
| 11 | Mr Loveitt intervened with practised skill : ‘ Excuse me , ma'am , ’ and to Midnight : ‘ It must be established first how you came to be the property of Captain Meredith . |
| 12 | The car is lovely — but do you think you should flash money around yet — I mean , before the town knows how you came by it ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Tell me how you came to take up a life of crime . ’ |
| 14 | The new , Kixx-produced packaging tells you all you need to know about the controls and special weapons ; it even included a few tips on baddie bashing , but gives no idea as to how you came to be doing it or why ! |
| 15 | " I know how you came by your money , Harry Pascoe , and I know that Sam was only in with you because you gave him no alternative . |
| 16 | ‘ I know naught of how you came into this plight , girl , and I care little enough , but this I know — you have broken the spell-wall and opened Andernesse to the powers of the dark ! |
| 17 | But I want to hear now the whole story of your life , and how you came to be with the boys I saw you with that day . ’ |
| 18 | I just wondered how you came to think of it . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Later she will remember how you came to her and it will comfort her . |
| 20 | ‘ Not even how you came to follow such a man ? ’ |
| 21 | What we 're go interested in is can you tell us anything about how , how you came to get the job at first . |
| 22 | " Look , Miss , " he said , " my mate and I have got to get down to him , but you reported him , and I 'm afraid you 'll have to tell us how you came to see him . |
| 23 | Could you tell me how you came to move from midwifery into private nursing ? |
| 24 | He turned to Sally-Anne who was clinging to his arm , and said , ‘ I know a small chop-house near here , and when you have eaten you may tell me what happened , and how you came to be on your own , under attack . ’ |
| 25 | That 's how you came about , because she chased me . |
| 26 | It would certainly explain how you came to be washed up in Seal Haven . ’ |
| 27 | Perhaps you could start off by telling me how you came into working in the lock trade . |
| 28 | He would like to know from you how you came to fall into my hands . |