Example sentences of "[art] reply [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if it came unopened , unsealed , he would return the reply unsealed . |
| 2 | When given such a cue , the reply had to emerge . |
| 3 | With one of those insights which showed a mind much subtler than that of many of his contemporaries , he had drawn an analogy between logical positivism and surrealism ; but he told me on this occasion that he had once asked A.J. Ayer , as he then was , what political beliefs were compatible with logical positivism : to which the reply had been , not altogether to his surprise , that they would be decidedly left-wing . |
| 4 | Er you know erm the letter , the reply went back from Dave saying that every you know , possible thing was done to get bilingual staff but at the end of the day you know they could n't come up with the goods . |
| 5 | The reply came from an under-secretary who said that the present funding was considered adequate and the commercial undertaking would be ill-advised . |
| 6 | Invariably , the reply came back : ‘ John Major . |
| 7 | When the reply came , his speech was correct but slow , with heavy slavonic stress . |
| 8 | The reply came back that the PM was ‘ too busy ’ working on a request for a massive loan from the IMF to meet him . |
| 9 | When the reply came it was to ask us to consider joining the team in September 1992 ! |
| 10 | The reply came as a whisper . |
| 11 | He had applied on Wolfgang 's behalf for a post with the Grand Duke of Tuscany ( another of Maria Theresia 's numerous offspring ) , but after a long delay the reply came back : No . |
| 12 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
| 13 | The reply came petulantly . |
| 14 | The reply came nonchalantly . |
| 15 | The reply came coldly . |
| 16 | The reply came frankly . |
| 17 | The reply came back : ‘ Neither do I , Sibylle . ’ |
| 18 | After the demise of the telegram , loyal greetings are sent with one white rose via a commercial flower delivery service , but the reply does not arrive in time for lunch any more . |
| 19 | The reply given by Mrs. Bottomley centred around trade barriers not being acceptable and the answer appeared to me to contradict the action taken by America where President Bush has stated that Japanese imports are to be restricted . |
| 20 | Often I could see no connection between a remark made by one person and the reply given by another . |
| 21 | This was presumably the reply given to the representative of HQ Army Group E whom Gen Schmidt-Richberg had been instructed on 13 May to send back to HQ 5 Corps at 1400 hrs the following day . |
| 22 | The reply brought Joseph Robinson an unease he could have done without : after all , he ought to be in the commanding position . |
| 23 | The reply admits that the difference is evidence-transcendent , and uses that fact against the sceptic . |
| 24 | In particular , the reply cited the low-rent centres of " Aylesbury , Beccles , Bungay , Frome , Guildford , Lewes , Luton , Plymouth , Tunbridge and Woking " as a threat . |
| 25 | The reply to question ( 3 ) must therefore be that the existence of the present system of national quotas does not affect the replies given to question ( 2 ) . |
| 26 | When told of my 6lb line , or whatever it was , the reply has usually taken the form of , ‘ Six pound ! |
| 27 | The reply has been that this converts effects into what they are not : chance or random events , and inexplicable events . |
| 28 | But it 's clear that no amount of research will answer what seems at the outset to be a simple question , that is , ‘ Is golf good for the environment ? ’ the reply has to be , ‘ It depends . ’ |
| 29 | Where any action needs to be taken , make a note in the margin ; eg when the replies contain information that should be passed on to your client , put a marginal note " Buyer " ; when the reply indicates that there is an error in the abstract supplied to you , mark it " Abstract " ; and tick these marginal notes as you take the necessary action , for example , when you write to the buyer , or amend your abstract . |
| 30 | Free copies can be obtained by indicating on the reply paid card . |