get reply vs get a reply

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• You still hope to get a reply?
• This is a question that is now being asked. I would be glad to get a reply to that question.
• When you read news, after some time you will read some strange combinations of letters; for example, you can get a reply like:
• This is a very simple point, and I hope we will get a reply quickly.
• Well get a reply soon.
• You'll get a reply by mail in three weeks.
• He said he did not get a reply to his question.
• We did get a reply finally, but then the waiting game continued.
• It was in order to get a reply to this fundamental question that the Commission adopted its communication on European contract law.
• I am in London UK, and was amazed to get a reply within minutes of posting my query, on a Sunday.
• I raised this issue in committee yesterday and was told that I would get a reply from the Commission in writing.
• I do not know when you will get a reply but I will pass your remarks on to the services and ask them to respond to your question.
• When it comes to live chat you will get someone to talk to you in as little as 2 minutes, while the email option might take up to 4 hours before you get a reply.
• It is legitimate for us to ask what went wrong and to get a reply.
• You might get a reply, but I doubt it.
• Call again if you don't get a reply.
• A couple of hours later, I get a reply.
• I shall be perfectly happy to get a reply from the Commissioner in writing.
• So if you get a reply from the police, or even for career advice, I'm available.