Example sentences of "[be] silent for a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walking back to the hotel , Rozanov and I were silent for a long time . |
| 2 | They were silent for a long time . |
| 3 | Evelyn was silent for a long time afterwards . |
| 4 | He was silent for a long time . |
| 5 | He was silent for a long moment then said : ‘ It may be our only hope . |
| 6 | Creggan was silent for a long time . |
| 7 | Campbell put his face in his hands , and was silent for a long time . |
| 8 | Ipuky sighed , flexing his hands as they lay at the edge of the table , and was silent for a long time . |
| 9 | She was silent for a long while , searching his face for a way forward , but it was shuttered and empty , all emotion banished . |
| 10 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |
| 11 | Rachel was silent for a long moment , her face pale . |