Example sentences of "silence for [art] [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 | ( Silence for a short while . |
| 13 | They walked in silence for a short distance before he asked casually , ‘ You 're not gripped by a mad urge to rip up a few ferns ? ’ |
| 14 | He regarded her in silence for a brief moment . |
| 15 | The hum of conversation was interrupted by Richard Ryder , who called for silence for the Prime Minister , and John Major had just started a short speech of thanks to their host , not only for his hospitality , but also for his creativity , when there was a thunderous noise of shouting and breaking glass outside . |
| 16 | So she made no protest as they wriggled their way beneath the bushes and waited in tense silence for the approaching party to appear . |
| 17 | He stared at her in silence for an agonising time , grey eyes heavy-lidded , the expression in their depths unreadable . |