Example sentences of "came the [adj] reply " in BNC.
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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 . |