Example sentences of "his reply [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 His reply made me love him even more , if that were possible : ‘ If you stay , I stay . ’
2 His reply astounded me , and will ring in my ears for eternity .
3 His reply took me by surprise as he shook his head firmly and answered : ‘ No thank you , I 've had some today and Mummy rations me ! ’
4 The vehemence of his reply had taken her aback , and suddenly she heard the throb of her own heartbeat loud in her ears .
5 His reply poleaxed me .
6 The Bishop in his reply added that he had in fact consecrated a third pro-Cathedral ; after extensive repairs , St George 's in York had been re-consecrated by him .
7 His reply came curtly .
8 His reply came nonchalantly .
9 Sir George Porter , in his reply declared that the allocation of these funds between projects must be the responsibility of the scientists .
10 The Minister denied that this was so , but his reply gave a further indication of the way news reporting was officially regarded :
11 He spent many hours of darkness , sweating lightly in spite or the autumn and early winter cold , wishing some of his replies unsaid , and wishing above all that he had said anything at all after the examiner 's last remark .
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