a. Coming from her, that was a smart reply.
b. From her that was a smart reply.
c. That was a smart reply, from her.
d. He refused to answer your questions. Coming from him, that was smart.
e. He refused to answer your questions. From him that was smart.
f. He refused to answer your questions. That was smart, from him.
I suppose these sentences could be used if you think they have been intelligent relative to the way they normally behave. The normally don't behave in a very intelligent way.
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