Example sentences of "[verb] a reply " in BNC.
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1 | She was aware of Ned O'Mara on the landing , mumbling a reply , probably hating them both , and then her carpet-bag landing heavily , miraculously , on the bed beside her , thrown by an arm in a garish , foreign sleeve . |
2 | Mumbling a reply , Loretta opened the fridge and peered inside . |
3 | Indeed , she walked so far and so long that she was too tired to write anything at all upon her return and did not in fact send a reply until the following day . |
4 | About 30 miles south of Nashville , in the small town of Smyrna , Tennessee , stands a reply to that description . |
5 | I want a reply to that one . |
6 | You would stutter a reply that you just wanted to read some news today . |
7 | The visit is not ‘ unsolicited , ’ and therefore the Regulations do not apply , if the customer has expressly requested the visit , e.g. by completing and returning a reply paid card asking for the visit or by telephoning asking for it . |
8 | The reason is simple , if you have taken the trouble to read it the content is fresh in your mind and so it is easier to find a reply . |
9 | Yes , but I would have thought that you know I M R O sh should of then I asked , I write and asked them the question , I r really would have expected a reply to come back , yes , we found this and so and so , but we then scraped a little bit further and erm . |
10 | We will send a reply to all reasonable written complaints coming within the scope of the scheme within 10 working days of receiving them . |
11 | ‘ Could I send a reply back with you ? ’ |
12 | For visitors would stare at her , ask her questions , would talk and expect a reply , and Alida knew that she could say nothing , could not cope with any demands . |
13 | However , I do expect a reply and an assurance of an immediate change in attitude . |
14 | Yesterday , hospital on-call administrator Alan Kennedy said Mrs McIntyre 's complaint would be thoroughly investigated and she could expect a reply within ten working days . |
15 | My attitude is that if somebody has taken the trouble to write a letter , they deserve a reply . |
16 | Then earlier this year the group received a reply from another prisoner at Shalla who had been given their letter to Bashir by mistake . |
17 | She received a reply within four days . |
18 | I received a reply quickly . |
19 | She answered it , and a day or two later , received a reply bearing the postmark ‘ Caversham ’ . |
20 | I wrote to the Earl personally and told him that Brownie Guides are taught to leave behind nothing but their thanks , but received a reply saying that my letter had been passed on to the agent , Mr. Bishop , who handled all such matters . |
21 | We never received a reply . |
22 | The Group eventually received a reply and a correspondence followed . |
23 | It never received a reply . |
24 | To this letter I received a reply dated I March which contained some of the most interesting remarks he ever communicated to me , and which is of permanent value in reflecting his opinions on much wider issues : |
25 | I wrote to tell him this , and also referring to another book he had sent me , and I received a reply dated 19 March 1937 : |
26 | I sent the letter to the Department of Employment , among others , and received a reply from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State , suggesting that my constituent should take out a career development loan . |
27 | As requested I wrote and asked about self-catering accommodation at the conference and I received a reply saying that there 's one house that erm she 's come across that she thinks might be particularly suitable for us . |
28 | Within two days , the pupil received a reply via Mailbox , informing him that he would need acting experience and an Equity card . |
29 | But Rosemarie felt so strongly that mum suggested she write to director Steven Spielberg … and to her surprise she received a reply from his scientific adviser Don Lessem in Massachusetts . |
30 | ‘ I received a reply to a letter I wrote to the Duke of Edinburgh , president of the Playing Fields Association , ’ she said . |