Example sentences of "stood [prep] silence for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stood in silence for a while , leaning over the balustrade and looking out to sea . |
| 2 | The two men stood in silence for a moment , glad to take in the freshness of the late morning after the stuffiness of the bar . |
| 3 | They stood in silence for a while with heads bowed . |
| 4 | They stood in silence for a few seconds ; then they were in each other 's arms . |
| 5 | They stood in silence for a minute or more . |
| 6 | I agreed and we stood in silence for a minute , gazing at the pile of crumpled metal . |