Example sentences of "silent as the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she remained silent as the taxi carried them towards the restaurants and bars that nestled beneath blocks of luxury flats overlooking the marina . |
| 2 | She would be silent as the grave this time — give her mind to getting free . |
| 3 | It 's hard to explain , but there was an atmosphere — deadly , brooding , silent as the grave . |
| 4 | The playground , which up to then had been filled with shrieks and the shouting of children at play , all at once became silent as the grave . |
| 5 | The huge room was as silent as the grave . |
| 6 | The rest , ’ he shrugged , ‘ were as silent as the grave . |
| 7 | Suddenly , Interview Room Two was still and silent as the grave . |
| 8 | Even though she tried to listen out for the sound of a returning car , the castle and the road leading up to it remained as silent as the grave . |
| 9 | Several small huts stood in a roughly circular pattern , as dark and silent as the rest of the countryside . |
| 10 | The crowd fell silent as the starter called us to our blocks . |
| 11 | He fell silent as the door to the dining room opened and one of the maids entered with the first course . |
| 12 | Now the bankers and boats have gone , and the quarries are silent as the trade moves west . |
| 13 | The house was as silent as the garden outside . |
| 14 | With a powerful , angry jerk he slammed her against his body and covered her parted lips with his mouth , kissing her deeply and forcefully , his tongue plundering hers with such fierce urgency that the world seemed to stop spinning , fall as still and silent as the eye of a hurricane . |
| 15 | Claudia stood silent as the waiter left . |
| 16 | Then everyone fell silent as the preacher entered and the service began . |
| 17 | The whole town knew he was silent as the tomb , a man of deep thoughts , none of them revealed ; or possibly a man of no thoughts at all . |