Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] be from " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I meant , why would you think I 'm from that part of America ? ’ |
2 | I did n't know she was from Wales |
3 | ‘ They are all blonde and are all about the same size and although none of them are identical you would know they are from the same family . |
4 | I think that , had the girls been from today 's society the situation may have been different but I will assume they are from the same background as the boys were . |
5 | twelve thirty three , and if you look you 'll see I 'm from Orkney . |
6 | ‘ I do not believe you are from Horemheb . |
7 | I did n't realize it was from smoking . |
8 | It also provides poorly for origins of the workers … 116 are shown coming from outside the county , which was Lancashire : 106 are from the county , but this does not disclose which were from the district around Coniston . |
9 | You can tell she 's from London . |
10 | You you can tell you 're from Stoke on Trent . |
11 | Yeah , ca n't you tell they 're from bloody dictionary , all the wording on the letter . |
12 | Does that mean he 's from Madreidetic ? |
13 | And erm he he worked shifts , er the morning shift or the day shift as it was called , which was from erm , I do n't know as far as I could tell it was from six till two or something like that . |
14 | That lightness of his , each step as though he might take off altogether ! — and then , how he stood there , at the foot of the stairs , straight and slender ; you 'd think he was from another world , he was so pale and fine , with his glistening cropped hair … but he was scowling most horribly . |
15 | And I do n't think it 's from that hand . |
16 | Oh no I do n't think , I do n't think it 's from square one . |
17 | I do n't know , I do n't think it 's from there but it was similar to , similar Jenny , and Sam had a like ribbed one with a big neck which was fawn coloured and Jenny had like an arran . |
18 | With any luck Emily would think it was from their previous ride . |
19 | I did recall you were from Danu , so when I first read about the troubles there I became somewhat anxious on your behalf . |
20 | I 'll say I 'm from the garage if someone else does , about the service . |
21 | You did say you were from the W I did you ? |
22 | I should imagine they are from the council . |
23 | Did you say it 's from out of town this one ? |
24 | " Where would you say he was from ? " |
25 | He came to the door , said he was standing as a candidate , but did n't say he was from the BNP . |
26 | William Langley said : ‘ He certainly did n't say he was from the British National Party and there is no way I would have signed the form if I had known . ’ |