Example sentences of "they [vb past] [prep] silence " in BNC.
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| 1 | They cruised in silence for a while , then Sims asked abruptly : ‘ Have you got a camera ? ’ |
| 2 | For a few moments they moved in silence , then he said , ‘ Just as a matter of interest , why did you come to this party ? ’ |
| 3 | As they paddled in silence , Delaney bit back the rising ache in his throat . |
| 4 | They drove in silence , unable to discuss their worst fears , clinging to the faint hope that the vet would make things right again . |
| 5 | They drove in silence , Charlie contentedly puffing on his pipe , the only sounds being the patter of rain on the van roof and the brushing of the windscreen wipers . |
| 6 | He was glad to let the subject drop and they drove in silence until he left her at the gate of Martyr 's Cottage . |
| 7 | They drove in silence , back to Kalkara . |
| 8 | Until they reached the outskirts of Teddington they drove in silence , except for Lorton 's directions and Tolby 's sniffs . |
| 9 | They drove in silence , and when she dared to glance across at him she found an expression on his face that she could not read at all . |
| 10 | For several minutes they drove in silence , then Tom began to speak his thoughts aloud , glancing briefly at Belinda every now and then but mostly keeping his narrowed eyes firmly fixed on the road . |
| 11 | They drove in silence for some time , before Pam spoke . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | They ate in silence , listening to the murmured conversation and occasional laughs of their comrades . |
| 14 | They ate in silence , Corbett conscious of the old man staring at them now joined by the leader who had met them in the forest . |
| 15 | They ate in silence . |
| 16 | They ate in silence , the drawing dividing them , to which , between mouthfuls , Ruth added a stroke or two . |
| 17 | He dished up the casserole , and they ate in silence . |
| 18 | They ate in silence , broken only by the clatter of cutlery and requests for the salt . |
| 19 | She took the hint , sharing out their simple meal , which they consumed in silence . |
| 20 | For a while they strolled in silence before Corbett began to ask the Prior about his vocation to the monastic life , enjoying the sardonic replies and surprised to find that the Prior was both a distant kinsman to Robert Bruce and a keen herbalist , interested in medicine , with a passion for concocting samples , potions and cures . |
| 21 | For years they suffered in silence while barriers were pranged , concrete bollards damaged and other cars blocked in as the 23-year-old careered around looking for a space in the car park . |
| 22 | They stripped in silence and he took her hand as they walked down to the water 's edge . |
| 23 | They danced in silence , but still in the corner and almost on the same spot . |
| 24 | After a while she drew away again , determined not to seem inviting , and they danced in silence . |
| 25 | Trent turned with him and they walked in silence down through the palm trees to the beach and Golden Girl . |
| 26 | They walked in silence while he absorbed this new twist . |
| 27 | They walked in silence to a gate at the end of the orchard and into a farmyard . |
| 28 | For a minute they walked in silence hearing the rustle of the long grasses over their shoes . |
| 29 | They walked in silence . |
| 30 | She slipped her hand through the crook of his arm once they emerged into the foyer and they walked in silence to the lift to go down to the basement car park . |