Example sentences of "silence for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We walked in silence for a long time . |
| 2 | He sat in silence for a long time . |
| 3 | We sat in heavy silence for a long time . |
| 4 | We were still fairly new to the local etiquette , so we sat in silence for a long while . |
| 5 | Emilia lay in silence for a long time , biting her lip . |
| 6 | We stood together in silence for a long moment . |
| 7 | They hugged each other in silence for a long time . |
| 8 | The entire party of newcomers came to a halt on the verge facing Springfield 's assembled men , and the two companies eyed one another in silence for a long moment . |
| 9 | The big sheriff considered their report in silence for a long moment . |
| 10 | Helen 's face had gone pale and she sat in silence for a long minute . |
| 11 | A prolonged clap of thunder echoing round and round the building as though the Tower itself were the target of the storm 's fury imposed silence for a full minute . |
| 12 | There was silence for a few moments . |
| 13 | ) She sits in silence for a few minutes , simply to breathe in the company of others , then goes and brings me my soup , followed by potatoes , onion and a fried egg . |
| 14 | There was a rather sombre silence for a few seconds , broken eventually by Maidstone who said : ‘ Right ! |
| 15 | There was silence for a few seconds and then he said : ‘ And she 's your sister , is she ? ’ |
| 16 | There was then silence for a few years . |
| 17 | They stood in silence for a few seconds ; then they were in each other 's arms . |
| 18 | We travel almost in silence for a few miles . |
| 19 | There was silence for a few seconds and then she heard Meredith 's voice : ‘ Not to worry . |
| 20 | There was silence for a few minutes . |
| 21 | There was silence for a few moments . |
| 22 | There was a silence for a few minutes , then Diana turned to me . |
| 23 | They sat in silence for a few seconds . |
| 24 | He stood looking at her in silence for a few moments and then gave a funny little smile , ruffled her hair and said : |
| 25 | Urquhart polished his nose in silence for a few seconds . |
| 26 | Pat sat smoking in silence for a few minutes and no one else spoke but suddenly he said , ‘ How much of it was real , Julia , when you come to think of it , and how much for fear of what people would say ? |
| 27 | They walked in silence for a few moments then Chris said , ‘ Maureen thinks I should hate Beryl . |
| 28 | Mrs Rumney looked at me in silence for a few moments and I saw in her face the dawning of relief and hope . |
| 29 | Turning the tables on him drew an expressionless silence for a few seconds , and then he smiled , his eyes gleaming in genuine amusement . |
| 30 | Jessamy sat in silence for a few seconds while she digested that piece of information . |