Example sentences of "she [be] silent for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's silent for a while , then says , ‘ The other day ’ — she 's soaping the front of my legs now , from behind — ‘ when you had to sit through Eldorado in that really uncomfortable position ; you enjoyed that , did n't you ? ’ |
| 2 | She is silent for a moment , then looks at the children playing . |
| 3 | She was silent for a moment . |
| 4 | She was silent for a moment . |
| 5 | She was silent for a moment . |
| 6 | Susan did not answer at once ; in fact , she was silent for such a long time that Breeze , who could not see her face , wondered if she had fallen asleep . |
| 7 | She was silent for a while . |
| 8 | Again she was silent for a moment or two , looking down at the carpet of tawny beech leaves , debris of the previous autumn , now shimmering in the dappled shafts of light which struggled through the tree canopy . |
| 9 | She was silent for a moment , thinking of the drudgery to which Hubert 's vision had condemned her and of the advantages it had denied the children . |
| 10 | She was silent for some moments . |
| 11 | She was silent for a moment and just looked at me. " what have you got to say to explain that place , I should like to know ? |
| 12 | She was silent for a while , and then turned to him . |
| 13 | She was silent for a moment , then said in a more conciliator " tone : |
| 14 | She was silent for a moment , and my stomach clenched as I saw her face soften , her eyes grow dreamy . |
| 15 | She was silent for a minute . |
| 16 | She was silent for a moment . |
| 17 | She was silent for quite a long time . |
| 18 | She was silent for a moment , helplessly imagining what the ‘ all ’ he spoke of would be like ; passionate possession of the most delicious kind invaded her thoughts , an ecstasy so far only dreamed of — fierce and completely fulfilling … |
| 19 | She was silent for a moment , then she said harshly , ‘ And then she left — disappeared — without a word — without a trace , only two weeks before the wedding . ’ |
| 20 | She was silent for a moment , then , ‘ They tell me you 're living at Arrancay now , ’ she ventured . |
| 21 | She was silent for a moment . |
| 22 | She was silent for a long while , searching his face for a way forward , but it was shuttered and empty , all emotion banished . |
| 23 | She was silent for a moment then she said , ‘ Look , Joanna — when he calls to collect the dog I do n't want to see him . |
| 24 | She was silent for a moment . |