Example sentences of "a long silence [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a long silence while Alyssia assimilated this information . |
| 2 | There was a long silence while he read . |
| 3 | There was a long silence while Silas stared at the table . |
| 4 | There was quite a long silence before she said , ‘ May I tell you a story ? ’ |
| 5 | There was a long silence before Ipuky continued , ‘ What is said about me should not concern you . |
| 6 | There was a long silence when the tape recorder was switched off . |
| 7 | There was a long silence as Dodson and I looked in surprise at the farmer who continued to gaze fixedly at the cow . |
| 8 | There was a long silence as Merrill fought a desire to drop the subject which had goaded her ever since Elise died . |
| 9 | There was a long silence until Helen spoke . |