Example sentences of "silence for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silence for a bit , so there was nothing on them , as there would not be in the normal way of life since Ephraim Humphreys had been a friend of Steve Hilaire 's and they , presumably , had not . |
| 2 | The audience rose as one and a shocked intake of breath hung in silence for a second , before they broke into hysterical laughter . |
| 3 | There was silence for a second , only his rapid breathing filling the air . |
| 4 | A student would read the passage for the day , I would explain any background needed and then we would all keep silence for a quarter of an hour to let the Scripture passage make its own impression . |
| 5 | And there was silence for a quarter of an hour until he picked up his watch , and put the sketch back on the table . |
| 6 | There was silence for a minute . |
| 7 | He sat in silence for a minute then said : 'l think I 'd like just a small whisky now , Mr Dalgliesh , if it 's all the same to you . ’ |
| 8 | Silence for a minute . |
| 9 | And now each time you breathe out think the word ‘ calm ’ in your mind … each time you think the word calm so the body will relax a little more , become slightly more heavy and sink down deeper and deeper into the chair … and just go on now in silence for a minute or so thinking the word ‘ calm ’ and relaxing the body in preparation for the exercises of relaxation … ’ |
| 10 | We sat in stubborn silence for a minute . |
| 11 | They stood in silence for a minute or more . |
| 12 | They walked on in silence for a minute or so , then she said : ‘ If you genuinely want to help me , Derek , do n't ask about Emerson McKitrick . ’ |
| 13 | Sidney walked in silence for a minute or two , smoking his pipe and nodding amiably to passers-by , all of whom greeted him . |
| 14 | I agreed and we stood in silence for a minute , gazing at the pile of crumpled metal . |
| 15 | They drank in silence for a minute or two . |
| 16 | Nigel sat in depressed silence for a while . |
| 17 | They stood in silence for a while , leaning over the balustrade and looking out to sea . |
| 18 | They stood in silence for a while with heads bowed . |
| 19 | They sat in silence for a while , then he looked meaningfully at the whisky bottle . |
| 20 | Enigmatically , Boon sits in silence for a while . |
| 21 | There was silence for a while . |
| 22 | They sat in silence for a while , under the seat . |
| 23 | They drove back in silence for a while and then , just before they reached the house where William 's mother now lived , William said , ‘ It was the reason my mum went into business , you know . ’ |
| 24 | I drove in silence for a while . |
| 25 | We sat in silence for a while , waiting for the next pain . |
| 26 | They sat in silence for a while . |
| 27 | They walked on in silence for a while . |
| 28 | We walked on in silence for a while . |
| 29 | David watched her in silence for a while , wondering what she was thinking , longing to persuade her to forget her husband , longing beyond everything to make love to her . |
| 30 | She scraped away at a pan in silence for a while . |