Example sentences of "come the sound " in BNC.
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| 1 | From Arty 's room came the sound of an accordion . |
| 2 | From the next room came the sound of Oz , snoring . |
| 3 | From somewhere upstairs came the sound of a group of people singing songs from their own province . |
| 4 | Suddenly , above the shouting , shots and noise of battle , the neighing of horses , creaking wheels and ringing harness , came the sound they had all been dreading : the thin , sharp crackle of ice giving way under strain . |
| 5 | From far , far away came the sound of children crying . |
| 6 | From the kitchen behind them came the sound of Mrs Brissett cleaning up vigorously and singing ‘ The Holly and the Ivy ’ . |
| 7 | From the passage downstairs came the sound of the landlady 's singing voice . |
| 8 | All along the centre of the position the Dutch had collapsed , leaving a great inviting hole into which the French could swarm , yet from the far right flank there still came the sound of reassuring volleys , proof that Saxe-Weimar 's men were defending staunchly . |
| 9 | From beyond the bend came the sound of another approaching car . |
| 10 | Through the rain came the sound of the fair , organ music squeezing enticingly away , unseen . |
| 11 | From somewhere came the sound of a woodman 's axe , like the final moments of Chekhov 's The Cherry Orchard . |
| 12 | As the cruel words died away , there came the sound of a door slamming , followed by Esther 's tinkling laughter and the spiteful jibe : ‘ I ca n't abide you near me . |
| 13 | Just then there came the sound of horses and riders thundering along the road . |
| 14 | Soon there came the sound of several pairs of feet . |
| 15 | Through the dark forest , along the narrow woodland path , came the sound of slow , dragging footsteps , and on the chill night air came the sound of crying . |
| 16 | Through the dark forest , along the narrow woodland path , came the sound of slow , dragging footsteps , and on the chill night air came the sound of crying . |
| 17 | From the invisible house above came the sound of the bell . |
| 18 | Instead of the expected music there came the sound of voices . |
| 19 | From within the room came the sound of a man sobbing . |
| 20 | Then came the sound of renewed battering from downstairs . |
| 21 | From the study above them , however , came the sound of footsteps moving backwards and forwards across the floor . |
| 22 | From the school came the sound of children 's voices singing a hymn , accompanied by a piano that was out of tune . |
| 23 | From the back-yard came the sound of bottles rattling as Mr Plant stacked crates on top of one another . |
| 24 | There came the sound of shouting outside . |
| 25 | Sherry took three-quarters of an hour and , as the Cathedral clock was chiming the three-quarter , there came the sound of the drawing-room door opening . |
| 26 | Back on the veranda , the chairs were still empty , but before they could sit down there came the sound of footsteps and Faye Hamilton came around the corner of the house . |
| 27 | Then there came the sound of something falling on the floor . |
| 28 | From far off there came the sound of a tractor . |
| 29 | It was open and through it came the sound of a cello . |
| 30 | From the next room came the sound of his sergeant , fresh from his success on a computer course , tirelessly cross-referencing statements . |