Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] the reply " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | ‘ A bit shifty round t'eyes , ’ came back the reply . |
| 2 | ‘ No , maister , ’ came back the reply . |
| 3 | ‘ Why not ? ’ came back the reply . |
| 4 | In sing-song came back the reply : ‘ A bonkeleh is a greisa kuss ’ — accompanied by a noisy demonstratory kiss on the child 's forehead . |
| 5 | ‘ Tommy Prescott , ’ came back the reply . |
| 6 | Now , he said , if there 's any question of doubt , he 'll seal it and then the receiver would know there was some question of doubt , and he would seal back the reply . |
| 7 | I gathered from Doone 's face that it was n't the type of answer he 'd expected , but he pulled out a notebook and wrote down the reply as given , checking that he 'd got it right . |