Example sentences of "where [pron] come [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that 's where I came to : sitting on a pew in the choirstalls of this dark and deserted Cathedral , sucking my poorly thumb … |
| 2 | Well , my first job came during four weeks of my last term at RADA when I had applied and been chosen for a television play called It 's Too Late to Talk to Billy which was set in Belfast — which is where I came from originally . |
| 3 | After eating the piece of chicken dipped in cumin and saffron which he must have liked , he asked me where I came from . |
| 4 | ‘ I nearly went back to where I came from . ’ |
| 5 | Well , he could remember , and he was n't afraid , for he could remember even now … and Kraal began to speak ‘ You asked me where I came from , Creggan , and I will tell you . |
| 6 | After a bit , he said , he would want to know where I came from and all . |
| 7 | They were curious , about where I came from , what I did and why I lived alone . |
| 8 | but er , er as I say while I was round there the new town was , was all built and er I found , we found such a difference cos I used to have to go into Old Harlow shopping , I used to cycle before I was handicapped like this , I used to cycle everywhere , and er I went , you used to have to queue up in Old Harlow for the shops , we had n't got anything here at all , no Stow or anything when I first , I mean when I came here nothing , it was just terrible terrible lane up here it was and all these were all ploughed fields and it was really terrible and I had erm , I used to have to cycle into the doctors Old Harlow , queue up , queue up at the butchers , queue up everywhere you had to queue and er , till they built this er the new , The Stow then we used to go to The Stow shopping you know which made such a difference , but er , during my say during my lifetime I 've so , so pleased when the new town came because I wanted to move back to Nazeing where I came from when I first got here because it was such a terrible place there was nothing doing whatever , you know and then I moved erm , as I say after I got round the front there it was more , better really , you know , with all the er traffic and that you could see people going by and that as otherwise it , it was monotonous really in Common Fields , you did n't see much at all there , but you know it was , I quite enjoyed it really , now what else have I got to tell you ? |
| 9 | I do n't see where I come into this at all . ’ |
| 10 | And this is where I come to the point of cooperation and maybe more with other unions . |
| 11 | ‘ Lavatories have WC written on the door where I come from , not Managing Director . ’ |
| 12 | Remember where I come from , cause I do . |
| 13 | ‘ In Berlin , where I come from , oh yes many years ago , before those foul Nazis besmirched the country , they would have said of you that you would make a great beauty , a grande dame sans merci . |
| 14 | I mean , there are n't actually that many out where I come from . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It 's different in India where I come from ! |
| 16 | Mhm there 's a , where I come from in Fife , in there 's a , well it 's a part of , there 's a school , secondary school , called . |
| 17 | ‘ But we drink it all the time where I come from , ’ protested Mr Stevens . |
| 18 | The Mason knows where I come from . |
| 19 | In she comes for her pension , takes it without a by-your-leave then calls me a bloody wog and tells me to go home to where I come from . ’ |
| 20 | Because , you 're getting it , I know in the east end of Glasgow where I come from |
| 21 | And to continue ladies and gentlemen , I do n't think you know where I come from , I 've got illiterate parents , you might say that you can see that . |
| 22 | As he explored the territory of the book , he was drawn into it more and more : ‘ Lawrence came from where I come from . |
| 23 | I was n't always a successful businessman and I remember where I come from . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Not where I come from , you do n't , ’ said Daphne , as she checked her nails . |
| 25 | There was a sign there saying beware of alligators in the lake ; you do n't get that in Home Chapel where I come from . |
| 26 | stew where I come from is carrots , er turnips , potatoes and meat , I tell you what I have n't had , I think I 'll have a change , I think I 'll have some instead of mince for a change |
| 27 | Your mother had an amazing imagination — that 's where yours comes from — she could have done so much better with her life … |
| 28 | I du n no where my came from ! |
| 29 | But of course , this is where you came into the pet shop . |
| 30 | Get back to Egypt where you came from ! ’ |