Example sentences of "[prep] silence for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She subsided into silence for a few minutes , her glance going around the room , her fingers twining restlessly in her lap until his hand reached out and covered hers . |
| 2 | They watched in silence for a time . |
| 3 | We walked in silence for a long time . |
| 4 | He sat in silence for a long time . |
| 5 | ) She sits in silence for a few minutes , simply to breathe in the company of others , then goes and brings me my soup , followed by potatoes , onion and a fried egg . |
| 6 | They stood in silence for a while , leaning over the balustrade and looking out to sea . |
| 7 | The two men stood in silence for a moment , glad to take in the freshness of the late morning after the stuffiness of the bar . |
| 8 | They stood in silence for a while with heads bowed . |
| 9 | They sat in silence for a while , then he looked meaningfully at the whisky bottle . |
| 10 | They lay in silence for a moment . |
| 11 | The two women sat in silence for a moment . |
| 12 | He sat in silence for a minute then said : 'l think I 'd like just a small whisky now , Mr Dalgliesh , if it 's all the same to you . ’ |
| 13 | The audience rose as one and a shocked intake of breath hung in silence for a second , before they broke into hysterical laughter . |
| 14 | Enigmatically , Boon sits in silence for a while . |
| 15 | They sat in silence for a while , under the seat . |
| 16 | Hari walked along in silence for a moment , breathing in the salt tang of sea air . |
| 17 | He shuffled some papers before him and regarded the figures in silence for a moment . |
| 18 | And now each time you breathe out think the word ‘ calm ’ in your mind … each time you think the word calm so the body will relax a little more , become slightly more heavy and sink down deeper and deeper into the chair … and just go on now in silence for a minute or so thinking the word ‘ calm ’ and relaxing the body in preparation for the exercises of relaxation … ’ |
| 19 | They stood in silence for a few seconds ; then they were in each other 's arms . |
| 20 | They drove back in silence for a while and then , just before they reached the house where William 's mother now lived , William said , ‘ It was the reason my mum went into business , you know . ’ |
| 21 | We travel almost in silence for a few miles . |
| 22 | I drove in silence for a while . |
| 23 | We sat in silence for a while , waiting for the next pain . |
| 24 | We were still fairly new to the local etiquette , so we sat in silence for a long while . |
| 25 | They sat in silence for a while . |
| 26 | They walked on in silence for a while . |
| 27 | We walked on in silence for a while . |
| 28 | They sat in silence for a few seconds . |
| 29 | He stood looking at her in silence for a few moments and then gave a funny little smile , ruffled her hair and said : |
| 30 | David watched her in silence for a while , wondering what she was thinking , longing to persuade her to forget her husband , longing beyond everything to make love to her . |