Example sentences of "a long silence [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually the ground seemed to stabilize and there was a long silence during which the mist curled slowly upwards . |
| 2 | There was a long silence during which she tried desperately to think of some further topic of conversation — just to keep him here a little longer . |
| 3 | As Argentina deployed gunboats , the Foreign Office entered a long silence over South Georgia . |
| 4 | There is a long silence at the other end of the phone . |
| 5 | There was a long silence between them . |
| 6 | There was a long silence between them . |
| 7 | There was a long silence before the Trapper replied . |
| 8 | There was a long silence in which he sat , nodding , before he released his grip . |
| 9 | There was a long silence in which Steve weighed up the situation before speaking . |
| 10 | In 1977 another letter came , then a long silence until 1981 , then a letter in 1984 . |
| 11 | There was a longer silence from the other end of the phone this time . |