I didn't reply for a while, and we stared at each other.
She didn't reply for a while, then asked me, "How did we get ahead of him?"
Charles did not reply for a moment, then he laughed.
She did not reply for a while, and I thought perhaps they were gone.
He did not reply for several minutes, thinking of his friends at school.
I replied, "quite excellent for those who could think of such a thing."
I sent an email, which wasn't replied to for months.
My poor friend found it impossible to reply for many minutes.
The Russian did not reply for a minute or two.
I am thinking about your courage, he replied for her.