Example sentences of "silent for a [adj] moments " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was silent for a few moments , then he raised his head , took a couple of gulps of tea and remarked very slowly , Jesus Christ , Piper , you must be bloody bomb happy ! |
| 2 | Harris was silent for a few moments , regarding Manville quizzically . |
| 3 | Beckett was silent for a few moments . |
| 4 | He fell silent for a few moments , shredding the paper that had wrapped his sugar cube . |
| 5 | They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea . |