Example sentences of "[art] reply " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reply I envisage is likely to prove unsatisfactory to radicals and utilitarians alike , since it would state that poetry is ultimately its own justification , like music or games . |
| 2 | ‘ Fine , ’ came the reply . |
| 3 | To which the reply is : ‘ Make sure we do n't load the bases if Clark is due up . ’ |
| 4 | The elder was contemptuous when the younger replied to his crushing arguments by the reply , the reason why you think like that is that you do n't say your prayers . |
| 5 | Came the reply , ‘ You 're not supposed to see the faces , it 's a dark film . ’ |
| 6 | The reply , from Stamfordham , said that the letter had been forwarded to the Sovereign , ‘ but added on his own account ‘ I wish you every success in your efforts . ' |
| 7 | ‘ Well ’ , came the reply from Adam , ‘ he said that if you stayed longer than a week he 'd hit the roof ! ’ |
| 8 | The older painter was shocked by the arrogance of the reply and Pollock , sensing this , rubbed salt into the wound by adding : ‘ Your theories do n't interest me ! |
| 9 | The reply may or may not have been arrogant , but , more significantly , it carried within itself the fatality to come . |
| 10 | The reply came from an under-secretary who said that the present funding was considered adequate and the commercial undertaking would be ill-advised . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't bother , ’ came the reply . |
| 12 | ‘ A saxophonist in a modern jazz quartet ’ came the reply . |
| 13 | The reply was prompt and ungrudging and McLeish breathed easier . |
| 14 | We can do this by considering the reply Locke makes , in an early draft of the Essay , to an objection which he might seem to invite . |
| 15 | Matters were not helped by the Sabina Park authorities providing one sightscreen that was too low to be of much use if the bowler was over six feet ( 1.8 metres ) tall , and when England complained after the game against Jamaica the reply was that it could not be raised without obscuring the view of some two hundred people who had already bought tickets . |
| 16 | 189 was clearly nowhere near enough , and Fredericks alone accounted for 105 of the reply . |
| 17 | ‘ Nay , ’ came the reply . |
| 18 | I think it was Professor Thomas Torrance who replied to a question concerning his ‘ conversion ‘ with the reply : ‘ I have been converted three times . |
| 19 | ‘ Must have a good racing correspondent , ’ came the reply . |
| 20 | When God declares that he can not accompany his people on their journey into his Land , Moses pleads with him once more , and receives the reply , ‘ My presence will go with you , and I will give you rest ’ ( Exod. |
| 21 | ‘ You need food and drink , do n't you ? ’ came the reply , ‘ So do they . ’ |
| 22 | In one recorded instance , the agent approached a farmer ( and Party member ) with the question : ‘ Well then , did n't the Führer speak well ? ’ , and received the reply : ‘ Things must be tough in the east . ’ |
| 23 | Another common sentence often called by horses is : ‘ Where are you ? ’ , and the reply of , ‘ I 'm here ! ’ , surprisingly sounds just the same ! |
| 24 | ‘ Great , ’ came the reply , ‘ except for one Scotsman who was electrocuted . ’ |
| 25 | I gathered from Doone 's face that it was n't the type of answer he 'd expected , but he pulled out a notebook and wrote down the reply as given , checking that he 'd got it right . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , yes , ’ was the reply , ‘ but what good would it do ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't want anything , ’ was the reply . |
| 28 | ‘ I expect he probably did , ’ was the reply . |
| 29 | ‘ Of course , ’ was the reply . |
| 30 | The bank continued its banking facilities until the company 's voluntary liquidation in February 1991 and therefore it is reasonable to accept the reply that we gave . ’ |