Example sentences of "where it comes from " in BNC.
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| 1 | We never have a satisfactory explanation of where it comes from . |
| 2 | An object 's appearance is the first way we recognise where it comes from : a Volkswagen ‘ Beetle ’ is an instantly recognisable shape even if the VW badge has fallen off the car ; likewise we recognise a Rolls Royce . |
| 3 | The significance of the message depends on where it comes from . |
| 4 | You can say no to that inner voice if you know where it comes from and why it says the things it does . |
| 5 | Your son knows where it comes from even if he does n't take the stuff himself . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't know where it comes from . |
| 7 | But nonetheless — and for what it 's worth — this obsession with number seems to me sad , reductive and weird , and I wonder where it comes from ? |
| 8 | This is where it comes from . |
| 9 | Now you know , you 're pretty well up on water supplies , where it comes from , what it does ? |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't know where it comes from . ’ |
| 11 | I look at it and I want to know where it comes from . |
| 12 | I 'm not bothered about where it comes from . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't know where it comes from . |
| 14 | What sets it apart is where it comes from . |
| 15 | It is his mysterious wind , which man can not get under his own tidy control : as Nicodemus was reminded by Jesus , ‘ The wind ( pneuma ) blows where it will , and you hear its sound but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going . |
| 16 | ‘ Sometimes I hear a whistle , but I do n't know where it comes from . |
| 17 | ‘ Still , who am I to look gift work in the mouth , no matter where it comes from ? ’ |
| 18 | Sort of like , things like , if you 've got a , if contents spreadsheet , where it comes from , what files |
| 19 | ‘ Here am I , ’ he explained , ‘ with inside information about a very good story , and I ca n't use it because of where it comes from . |
| 20 | If it 's been credited , then the only person who will be able to tell you where it comes from is Sesostris . ’ |
| 21 | I drew the diagram and they were positively correlated Now , you do n't have to know that proof but if you ever wonder where it comes from or you wan na tell your grandchildren one day Mummy , what did you do in the stats classes ? |
| 22 | You might not have read those actual pages before , but you can recognise the style , where it comes from . |
| 23 | That 's where it comes from . |
| 24 | So is that where it comes from up there ? |
| 25 | You know yeah , yeah , I do n't know where it comes from . |
| 26 | You know where it comes from ? on the way back , we , we stopped somewhere in , in a sort of a farm or something |
| 27 | I do n't know where it comes from |
| 28 | 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 . |