Example sentences of "in silence for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stood in silence for a while , leaning over the balustrade and looking out to sea . |
| 2 | They stood in silence for a while with heads bowed . |
| 3 | They sat in silence for a while , then he looked meaningfully at the whisky bottle . |
| 4 | Enigmatically , Boon sits in silence for a while . |
| 5 | They sat in silence for a while , under the seat . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | I drove in silence for a while . |
| 8 | We sat in silence for a while , waiting for the next pain . |
| 9 | They sat in silence for a while . |
| 10 | They walked on in silence for a while . |
| 11 | We walked on in silence for a while . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She scraped away at a pan in silence for a while . |
| 14 | They sat in silence for a while . |
| 15 | They walked in silence for a while , then Sidney said , ‘ I suppose I did n't ought to ask , but it 's important to me . |
| 16 | They smoked in silence for a while , looking over the gate at the well-kept buildings which formed the nucleus of the site . |
| 17 | They cruised in silence for a while , then Sims asked abruptly : ‘ Have you got a camera ? ’ |
| 18 | Mrs Langley eyed her in silence for a while . |
| 19 | George watched her in silence for a while and then he said in a low voice , ‘ I say did I offend you just now ? |
| 20 | Maria looked at him in silence for a while , and when she could breathe easily again and felt she had the strength , she rose . |
| 21 | We sat in silence for a while , but a friendly silence . |
| 22 | They walked in silence for a while , passing the first blacked out cottages . |
| 23 | Jamie sat in silence for a while as I went from screenful to screenful of wheeling , whining craft . |
| 24 | They drove in silence for a while , with Rachel content just to be beside him , happy in the knowledge that all their difficulties had somehow been resolved . |
| 25 | She drove in silence for a while , then tried again . |