1.   At first they leased office space, using card tables as desks and having their wives answer the phones.

2.   After many rings, his wife answered.

3.   His wife answered the question with a nod.

4.   I was out, so my wife answered and added her congratulatory words.

5.   My wife answered the door as groups of little ghouls, goblins and ghosts arrived, faces wide with excited smiles.

6.   She calls from her apartment in Denver, and his wife answers the phone.

7.   The phone rang at his house, but when his wife answered, the line was dead.

8.   When the deputies are in the field, their wives answer the phones, serve as dispatchers and deal with any problems brought them by tourists or residents.

9.   When I called him at home to tell him about a schedule change, his wife answered.

10.   Human Rights in China did not say what kind of work Zhang was supposed to perform, and his wife did not answer telephoned queries.