Example sentences of "come the answer " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | — Aye , came the answer . |
| 2 | Back came the answer , ‘ The settee ’ . |
| 3 | Because they had large paw marks , came the answer . |
| 4 | ‘ Ah , but I have not tried to think of love , ’ came the answer . |
| 5 | ‘ I trust not , ’ came the answer . |
| 6 | ‘ Take a look behind , nephew , ’ came the answer , ‘ and you will see that already the litter carrying the prince has turned off for Westminster ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I gave no heed to them , ’ came the answer . |
| 8 | ‘ A promise given under duress is a misnomer , my son , ’ came the answer . |
| 9 | ‘ Joan is willing to go , ’ came the answer . |
| 10 | ‘ Both the king and his brother , I understand , hear Mass at a small private chapel close to their apartments , ’ came the answer . |
| 11 | ‘ Edward has become apprehensive of late , ’ came the answer . |
| 12 | ‘ My name 's Coy , ’ came the answer . |
| 13 | ‘ She 's set up there like a part of the Rameses II exhibition , ’ came the answer . |
| 14 | " Is he in ? " no , he 's in prison , " came the answer . |
| 15 | When she asked her pupils the name of one of the disciples quick as a flash came the answer , " Matthew … cap'n . " |
| 16 | More than three years came the answer . |