Example sentences of "a stony silence " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a while the French government maintained a stony silence about the affair , claiming it was beneath its dignity to comment on allegations that the DGSE had been involved . |
| 2 | You sulk/maintain a stony silence . |
| 3 | Ned appeared to be whispering sweet nothings in her ear but his attentions were being met with a stony silence ! |
| 4 | There is a stony silence , Dolores hides her head and turns away and it 's left to Fergal to say in solemn tones : |
| 5 | She maintained a stony silence until she 'd finished , then turned briskly . |
| 6 | For its part the Oxford establishment has mainatined a stony silence on Bill Clinton . |