If in the future we act as we have in the past—rather the habit of this country—I can imagine that in fifteen years' time or so we shall be well enough prepared against war of the same magnitude and nature as this war, and that the country which attacks us will launch an assault against defences as many years out of date.
— from Another Sheaf by John Galsworthy

How comes it that I find you passing yourself off as my daughter in Mrs. Plaskett's house?"
— from Between the Dark and the Daylight by Richard Marsh

Therefore, turning to him, I said: "But how comes it that I find you here alone--or all alone but for the reverend monk whom I saw above?
— from Across the Salt Seas: A Romance of the War of Succession by John Bloundelle-Burton

No eremite of the Thebaid, or the Nitroon, is more completely immured than I find you; and the seclusion from society is quite as deleterious as the want of out-door air and sunshine.
— from Vashti; Or, Until Death Us Do Part by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans

"How comes it that I find you in such good health?" said I to my guide, when I had recovered a little my presence of mind.
— from Vagabond Life in Mexico by Gabriel Ferry

“Not nearly as expensive as the summoning of jurors, their per diem pay, the delays in justice, and the many incidentals of cost in trials in former years.
— from A. D. 2000 by Alvarado M. (Alvarado Mortimer) Fuller

"But how comes it that I find you here alone?"
— from For Love of a Bedouin Maid by Voleur