Example sentences of "be silent [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He was silent for a few moments , then he raised his head , took a couple of gulps of tea and remarked very slowly , Jesus Christ , Piper , you must be bloody bomb happy !
2 Harris was silent for a few moments , regarding Manville quizzically .
3 Beckett was silent for a few moments .
4 Talbot was silent for a few minutes .
5 Anne was silent for a few minutes .
6 The crowded church was silent for a few seconds at these words no citizen of Decin had ever heard before .
7 Margaret was silent for a few seconds .
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