The gentleman addressed was about to return a verbal reply, but remembering our friend's infirmity, he substituted for this kind of answer some fifty nods.

He stood a moment, and getting no verbal reply from Sabul, said goodbye and left.

This time there was no escaping a verbal reply.

There were times when he would give verbal replies, but would not display them visually.

But there was no verbal reply.

I've been told to give you verbal replies to your written proposals.

He was going to give a verbal reply to our written proposals.

Not quite able to formulate a verbal reply, she nodded, then took her bundle and hurried up the stairs.

All she got for her pains was a slight smile but no verbal reply as with efficient ease he filled and switched on a percolator.

He did not receive a verbal reply but the abrupt cessation of the infernal sirens was answer enough.