| Text | Length |
| Signals at Sotheby's | 24 |
| Dozes (off) | 11 |
| Drowses | 7 |
| Auction bids | 12 |
| Agrees nonverbally | 18 |
| Signals agreement | 17 |
| Gives a heady answer? | 21 |
| Some okays | 10 |
| Silent signals | 14 |
| Signals approval | 16 |
| Head-motion assents | 19 |
| Gives assent | 12 |
| Agrees, in a way | 16 |
| Affirmative motions | 19 |
| Acknowledges silently | 21 |
| Unspoken okays | 14 |
| Subtle signals | 14 |
| Some bids | 9 |
| Silently shows agreement | 24 |
| Silent yeses | 12 |
| Silent votes | 12 |
| Silent O.K.'s | 17 |
| Signals silently | 16 |
| Shows boredom | 13 |
| Shows agreement, in a way | 25 |
| Says "yes" without saying "yes" | 51 |
| Nonverbal O.K.'s | 20 |
| Nonverbal approvals | 19 |
| Indicates yes, in a way | 23 |
| Indicates assent | 16 |
| Indicates agreement, nonverbally | 32 |
| Greets silently | 15 |
| Gives approval, in a way | 24 |
| Gets sleepy | 11 |
| Consents silently | 17 |
| Becomes careless | 16 |
| Auction signals | 15 |
| Assents silently | 16 |
| Assents noiselessly | 19 |
| Affirmative moves | 17 |
| Acknowledgments | 15 |
| " . . . even good old Homer ___" | 42 |
| Wordless acknowledgments | 24 |
| Visual okays | 12 |
| Unspoken agreements? | 20 |
| Unobtrusive signals | 19 |
| Tacit OKs | 9 |
| Tacit okays | 11 |
| Tacit assents | 13 |
| Starts to doze | 14 |
| Some yeses | 10 |
| Sleeps sitting up | 17 |
| Sleeps in a sitting position | 28 |
| Silently accedes | 16 |
| Silent OKs | 10 |
| Silent approvals | 16 |
| Silent answers | 14 |
| Silent agreements | 17 |
| Signs of assent | 15 |
| Signs of agreement or sleepiness | 32 |
| Signs of agreement | 18 |
| Signifies assent | 16 |
| Signals the auctioneer | 22 |
| Signals in a way | 16 |
| Signals assent | 14 |
| Signals 'OK' | 20 |
| Shows support, in a way | 23 |
| Shows signs of wanting to nap | 29 |
| Shows recognition | 17 |
| Shows agreement silently | 24 |
| Reacts to a long speech, maybe | 30 |
| Quiet bids | 10 |
| OKs you can't hear | 22 |
| Okays with a head bob | 21 |
| Moves a head? | 13 |
| Motions "yes" | 23 |
| Misses some of the lecture, perhaps | 35 |
| Misses part of the lecture, perhaps | 35 |
| Lets mistakes pass | 18 |
| Indications of approval | 23 |
| Indicates yes | 13 |
| Indicates it's OK | 21 |
| Indicates "yes," in a way | 35 |
| Inattention indications | 23 |
| Head-shaking answers | 20 |
| Head-moving assents | 19 |
| Goes to sleep, with "off" | 35 |
| Go-ahead signals | 16 |
| Gives wordless approval | 23 |
| Gives silent assent | 19 |
| Gives silent approval | 21 |
| Gives a silent O.K. | 19 |
| Gives a signal | 14 |
| Gives a heady response? | 23 |
| Gives a heady reply? | 20 |
| Gestures of assent | 18 |
| Gestures of agreement | 21 |
| Expresses assent | 16 |
| Drops (off) | 11 |
| Drifts (off) | 12 |
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