Example sentences of "[pos pn] reply [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My reply brought a smile to her lips . |
| 2 | Actually , I did n't like the way Diggs questioned me about what had happened , and for a few moments I thought he might have guessed , but my replies seemed to satisfy him . |
| 3 | Its reply took the form of a detailed statement , democracy versus Dictatorship , which stated the case against Communism and Fascism with equal vigour . |
| 4 | Her reply seemed an anti-climax — even to herself . |
| 5 | ‘ Yours , of course , ’ said Mrs Harper , grimly : so grimly that her reply seemed like wit . |
| 6 | ‘ Dreadful , ’ she nodded — but her reply had nothing to do with Anne 's question . |
| 7 | When she was politely asked about her father 's health her reply startled the assembled company . |
| 8 | Without doubt , her reply shows just how unconcerned she is about her return to top-level racing and much of the credit for that must go to Pedrosa . |
| 9 | ‘ You can come home with me , ’ Carson offered , and the speed of her reply shook him slightly . |
| 10 | Their reply continued " … |
| 11 | Their reply gave us the number of the aircraft which Thomas was flying , Beaufort I L4508 , and the names of the other members of his crew . |
| 12 | Their replies indicated that cattle stealing was more common in the Low Country and Intermediate areas than in the Interior region . |
| 13 | An analysis of their replies showed clearly that the great majority of them came from what are traditionally considered ‘ middle class ’ occupational groups , and that academics , students , and retired people ( the majority of whom were retired professionals ) accounted for just under half of all visitors . |
| 14 | His reply made me love him even more , if that were possible : ‘ If you stay , I stay . ’ |
| 15 | His reply astounded me , and will ring in my ears for eternity . |
| 16 | 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 ! ’ |
| 17 | The vehemence of his reply had taken her aback , and suddenly she heard the throb of her own heartbeat loud in her ears . |
| 18 | Will the Minister widen his reply to include funding of the national companies , and in particular will he explain the remarks that he made to the Royal Society of Arts last week , when he speculated on the Government funding the national companies directly ? |
| 19 | His reply poleaxed me . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | His reply came curtly . |
| 22 | His reply came nonchalantly . |
| 23 | If the Oracle is asked about Drachenfels , his reply depends on the adventure you are running . |
| 24 | Sir George Porter , in his reply declared that the allocation of these funds between projects must be the responsibility of the scientists . |
| 25 | Whatever the force of Nozick 's implied challenge to alternative interpretations of neutrality , the question remains whether his reply succeeds in its primary aim of defending his own . |
| 26 | The Minister denied that this was so , but his reply gave a further indication of the way news reporting was officially regarded : |
| 27 | Cuthbert 's oblique reference to Aldfrith in his reply seems to have satisfied her . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | He also became disenchanted with the amount of the correspondence ; his replies become shorter and shorter until , in September 1937 , his secretary wrote , " Mr Eliot also asked me to say that he is intending to write to you as soon as he has several consecutive free hours " . |
| 30 | His replies pleading inability to attend were sent from Bogota , and ‘ Bogota ’ became at the time a favourite Tory catcall at political meetings . |