Before I could reply, she asked, "How come it's not on your website?
Before I could reply she had disappeared into the kitchen.
Julian Bellamy, C4's head of programming, last week sketched out the ways in which the cancellation of Big Brother in 2010 offers a great opportunity, partly by freeing up £50m for new programmes.Here, an optimist may just see the faint outlines of a new era for C4, while cynics, looking at its schedules and diminishing distinctiveness, could reply it is too early for optimism.
For example, if someone tells you, "I've got class now," you could reply "It took you long enough to get some!" You can also try this with your teacher.
I'm writing because I've lost my cell phone, and I'd really appreciate it if each of you could reply to this message with your phone number, home address, and any other pertinent information I might need to get in touch with you.
However, the defender of hierarchy could reply that it is specific uses of these words, in context, that pick out features that have evaluative valence.
Change the topic: If someone says to you "I heard that Peter didn't make that promotion and that he had a big fight about it with his boss", you could reply with "Is that so?" and quickly point something out such as, "The sunrise was amazing this morning, did you see it?", or "Wow it was busy coming in to work today.
Before Como could reply, Ted Weems spoke up, saying that Como was part of the session or it was over.
Before she could reply, he bellowed again.
The signal dropped before he could reply.
