For the first time the American did not seem ready with his reply.

There seem to me a couple of points with your reply.

It took him a little time to come up with a reply.

I was trying to come up with a reply when she finally spoke.

I could see he was pretty pleased with his reply.

He started to come back with a hot reply, but it didn't get past his lips.

It took all his concentration to come up with a reply.

How could she answer that question with a coherent reply?

However, allow me to look into this and come back to you with a more precise reply.

Paris smiled, giving both of them a point with his reply.