Example sentences of "come the reply " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Perfectly fine , thank you , sir , ’ had come the reply . |
2 | ‘ I should n't bother yerself if I were you , ’ had come the reply . |
3 | ‘ Fine , ’ came the reply . |
4 | Came the reply , ‘ You 're not supposed to see the faces , it 's a dark film . ’ |
5 | ‘ Well ’ , came the reply from Adam , ‘ he said that if you stayed longer than a week he 'd hit the roof ! ’ |
6 | ‘ Do n't bother , ’ came the reply . |
7 | ‘ A saxophonist in a modern jazz quartet ’ came the reply . |
8 | ‘ Nay , ’ came the reply . |
9 | ‘ Must have a good racing correspondent , ’ came the reply . |
10 | ‘ You need food and drink , do n't you ? ’ came the reply , ‘ So do they . ’ |
11 | ‘ Great , ’ came the reply , ‘ except for one Scotsman who was electrocuted . ’ |
12 | ‘ Gone to see her sister at Eastleech , ’ came the reply . |
13 | ‘ A what ? ’ came the reply . |
14 | It 's a great Jock Scott that 's doing all the damage , ’ came the reply . |
15 | ‘ No , Father ’ came the reply . |
16 | Because of Luca Giordano came the reply . |
17 | ‘ Ball ’ , came the reply . |
18 | ‘ Not too bad , ’ came the reply , ‘ but I was glad to get that surplice off and get my trousers back on again . ’ |
19 | ‘ Very well , Miss Veness , came the reply . |
20 | ‘ I am sure you will ’ came the reply . |
21 | ‘ I shall want twenty quid off Sid Watkins for her , ’ came the reply . |
22 | ‘ Faggot sandwiches , ’ came the reply . |
23 | ‘ Nuthin I 'd like more mate , ’ came the reply , ‘ but it 's high tide at twelve o'clock , and they 're opening the gates to let the Russian timber ship in . |
24 | ‘ Not to anybody lad , ’ came the reply , ‘ but for you I might make an exception . ’ |
25 | ‘ She 's a '37 500 cc Sloper , ’ came the reply , ‘ a fine machine , not many around these parts . ’ |
26 | ‘ I 'm O.K. How 's yourself ? ’ came the reply . |
27 | ‘ I 've been in the snug , ’ came the reply , ‘ your mate 's in there with his new girlfriend . |
28 | ‘ I will Bert , and thanks again , ’ came the reply . |
29 | ‘ Yeah , ’ came the reply . |
30 | ‘ Could be better , ’ came the reply , ‘ you know what my regular trade is like , always had to rely on the trippers out here in the sticks , and who wants to come out here during a Winter like we 've just had . ’ |