Example sentences of "come [art] [adj] reply " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	‘ Good , ’ came the terse reply .
2	‘ Till then , Master Clerk , ’ came the brazen reply .
3	‘ Opposing factions are at work , alas , and I fear an uprising , ’ came the daunting reply .
4	‘ Shame on you , ’ came the bantering reply , ‘ not to know one of your own local poets .
5	‘ Mm … mm … me , sir , ’ came the timid reply .
6	‘ Ye-es , s-sir , ’ came the timid reply .
7	‘ We really are in the shit , are n't we ? ’ came the sarcastic reply .
8	‘ No , ’ came the only reply .
9	‘ Quite sure , thank you , ’ came the firm reply .
10	‘ What the devil do you think I want , fellow ? ’ came the irritable reply .
11	‘ I am not deceived , my lady , ’ came the confident reply .
12	‘ Of course , ’ came the cordial reply .
13	" I do n't ! " came the yelped reply .
14	‘ F–––ing awful ! ’ came the immediate reply .
15	‘ I 'm putting you through , Mr Graham , ’ came the immediate reply .
16	‘ Not till the next time anyway , ’ came the laughing reply .
17	‘ Good heavens , no , lady ’ came the indignant reply .
18	‘ One day , Joan , we shall speak of that again , ’ came the intriguing reply .
19	‘ Nobody and nothing , ’ came the second reply , accompanied by a backward step .
20	‘ In the bar in the basement — where else ? ’ came the sharp reply .
21	‘ Just do it , ’ came the peremptory reply .
22	‘ The emperor , ’ came the devastating reply .
23	‘ No , ’ came the stern reply .
24	‘ Ah yes , ’ came the equable reply .
25	‘ But there wo n't be no need , will there ? ’ came the swift reply .
26	‘ Yes , I wear boots ! ’ came the mimicking reply .
27	Back came the pompous reply : ‘ We never attribute emotions to Her Majesty . ’
28	‘ Do n't worry ’ came the cheerful reply ; ‘ we 're used to it ’ .
29	‘ All the way across the Atlantic ? ’ came the disbelieving reply .
30	‘ I 'll wait by the telephone , ’ came the crackling reply .

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