Example sentences of "long pause " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But now Mrs Browning was cheerful , talking at once , though with long pauses for breath , of politics and how much she hoped from Cavour . |
| 2 | They heard him in the bathroom , running the water , then breaking a tumbler between long pauses . |
| 3 | His thoughts , when they finally came , had been uttered in all their simplistic banality , in no particular order of logic or relevance , and in a curiously gentle voice punctuated by long pauses in which he had gazed thoughtfully at the throne and appeared to commune happily with some inner presence . |
| 4 | The presence of the light was sufficient to reduce the number of long pauses by 35 per cent . |
| 5 | speech is effortful , extremely hesitant , contains long pauses and is very non-fluent ; |
| 6 | There should be no long pauses — as you are only listening at this stage |
| 7 | They were also used to bursting into unexpected crescendos of sound when Ingrid 's voice cracked or Freddie lost his pitch , and infilling with fiddly bits when some backstage hitch caused long pauses . |
| 8 | Long pause . |
| 9 | There was a long pause and then a smile : ‘ I assume I did . ’ |
| 10 | A. ( long pause ) Do n't know how to say it in English . |
| 11 | There was a long pause , the kind of pause that winners always display as they create a little time to savour their victory . |
| 12 | ‘ There was a long pause and Dr Runcie said : ‘ Well , I always suspected it was he who had written it , but I never thought there was anything personal in it . |
| 13 | A long pause followed , and then she said tartly : ‘ A mouse ’ . |
| 14 | There was a long pause . |
| 15 | ‘ OK , Randy , ’ he said after a long pause . |
| 16 | Or is it just another ‘ Cry Wolf situation ? , asked Bunker after a long pause . |
| 17 | There was a long pause . |
| 18 | ‘ There was this long pause , ’ Channell remembered . |
| 19 | And then after a long pause , he sighed , ‘ But it will never be quite the same . ’ |
| 20 | There was a long pause . |
| 21 | Long pause , then the minister says : ‘ Nevertheless , Miss Jeannie MacPherson will now sing ‘ The Flowers of the Forest ’ . ’ |
| 22 | There was a long pause . |
| 23 | There was a long pause . |
| 24 | The other pair of feet moved round to join the pair by the driver 's door … long pause . |
| 25 | There was a long pause before Jim spoke again . |
| 26 | A long pause and then a very half-hearted , ‘ Yes … ’ |
| 27 | Another long pause , then : ‘ Exactly … what do you do ? ’ |
| 28 | There is a long pause and at last the voice says . |
| 29 | She had stood a moment , a long pause ; at first ( her suitcase , the littered money ) she could not believe her eyes . |
| 30 | ( Long pause . ) |