Example sentences of "[adv] the reply " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 That was not the reply she had expected .
4 Less than half an hour later the reply was back , telling United to get lost .
5 ‘ She 's too young to understand , ’ was often the reply , but I did n't want her to think of herself as an object of attention .
6 Walking through the village on any racing day one would hear conversation like , " What do you know today Fred " and the reply would bring forth such words of wisdom as " Watch Richards in the 2.30 " , or " Back top weight " for these men had a language of their own and in the evening , meeting over a pint the locals would discuss the downfall of the favourite or starting prices and often the first greeting one would get on opening the door of the bar was " How did you get on today " Tich " " , and often the reply was " First and second , Fred " .
7 ‘ A bit shifty round t'eyes , ’ came back the reply .
8 ‘ No , maister , ’ came back the reply .
9 ‘ Why not ? ’ came back the reply .
10 In sing-song came back the reply : ‘ A bonkeleh is a greisa kuss ’ — accompanied by a noisy demonstratory kiss on the child 's forehead .
11 Now , he said , if there 's any question of doubt , he 'll seal it and then the receiver would know there was some question of doubt , and he would seal back the reply .
12 ‘ Tommy Prescott , ’ came back the reply .
13 But if you honestly ask for guidance — and are not simply giving your power away , asking for a decision to be made for you — then the reply will invariably be wise and appropriate . )
14 And then the reply : ‘ Dear Peter , I have at last received your letter of March 10th 1965 .
15 You should clear either the reply or forward fields using LINEFEED or Ctrl/J so that you either reply to the task mail or forward it , not both .
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