Example sentences of "to [Wh adv] it come [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told chairman Michael Croucher he had found the nearby new frame while he was walking along The Hollow ( RUPP 45 ) at Bramshott and was puzzled as to how it came to be lost . |
| 2 | Perhaps this observation begins to afford a clue to how it comes about that observable quantities can be associated with certain operators . |
| 3 | So strategic priorities are not always adhered to when it comes to hard cash . |
| 4 | As to where it came from , no-one really knows , and as can be imagined legends abound . |
| 5 | ‘ I know she treasured it , though she never gave an inkling as to where it came from . ’ |
| 6 | You type it on your computer , erm , say er , or erm , or other hesitation markers , that you will predict will mark hesitation , and on your scr you type this on the keyboard , and on your screen , you will get a whole list of places where this is used with the beginning bit of the sentence , and the end bit of the sentence , and all the ers will be listed down the middle of the screen , with the line numbers , here , so you can check back to where it comes from . |
| 7 | And then he 'd waited there , too ashamed to face other nomes , until the car went back to wherever it came from , and had got off , and was living out the rest of his life quietly and without any fuss . |