Example sentences of "[be] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean people like you , whoever you are , wherever you 're from and whatever you do . |
| 2 | At one point a uniform sergeant listening to me discuss some tactic , gloomily pointed out that my style was not theirs ; but then , he rationalized , ‘ how could it be , you 're from the north side of the river ’ . |
| 3 | And then she says , ‘ You 're from South Africa are n't you ? |
| 4 | Since colours can vary slightly , it 's important to buy all the tiles you need at once to ensure that they 're from the same batch ; it 's also a good idea to unpack and mix them before fixing them , to even out any colour variations . |
| 5 | I reckon they 're from the Inland Revenue . |
| 6 | But they 're from the garden and they really are rather good . |
| 7 | And if they 're from my armchair … ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You 're from … |
| 9 | It 's hard to be humble if you 're from Texas — car sticker |
| 10 | If you 're from abroad and have never tasted an Irish Hot Half'un , why do n't you take the advice of the characters in Mr Seymour 's book and sample one there . |
| 11 | And you 're from Orpington . ’ |
| 12 | Elementary , my dear Watson ; they 're from the Gibson Firebird . |
| 13 | I 'll read out who they 're from . ’ |
| 14 | But does anybody give a toss where you 're from these days ? |
| 15 | J : We 're liking everything today ! ( they giggle , theatrically , like the Philadelphia cheese girls ) They 're from Hackney . |
| 16 | ‘ Morton , you 're from New York . |
| 17 | Well , the non-practitioners have no interest where you 're from , so nobody mentions it and the issues are much clearer . |
| 18 | I should have said they 're from Gianni Versace ! ’ |
| 19 | They 're from the UK . |
| 20 | Hey , ’ he said , bringing his face close to the bird 's , ‘ she wants to know where you 're from , see , even he ca n't pronounce it . ’ |
| 21 | A : ‘ How could you do the Anfield Rap when you 're from just south of the Watford Gap . ’ |
| 22 | I 'm sorry , I 'm so sorry , right , so you 're from Hockerill school ? |
| 23 | Everybody comes to this movie , no matter which set they 're from , and say , ‘ Damn , this is my story ! . |
| 24 | You 're from Darlington or somewhere . |
| 25 | You better say where yo , who you 're from , Alison . |
| 26 | of the label , okay so that we can actually and put it actually in the bag , so that when these things go off as they would do to their to the the various specialists who actually know more about pottery know more about bones and can do a more detailed analysis , still know where they 're from . |
| 27 | They 're from Philip Neri 's . ’ |
| 28 | They 're from totally opposite sides of the tracks . |
| 29 | ‘ You 're from the white house on the hill , ’ he said . |
| 30 | there 's one based at County Hall and if you 're from the Nottingham Arnold area there 's one based on Front Street at Arnold . |