Example sentences of "have [verb] quiet " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has grown quiet . |
| 2 | When he has had quiet periods one simply got the feeling that he was having a rest , a feeling reinforced by his ability to produce a big innings apparently at will , especially on the grand occasion or when his team is struggling . |
| 3 | Dad could probably give us everything that 's happening , but now he 's a deacon he has to keep quiet . |
| 4 | The oddity is that , just when the Soviet Union is discovering the merit of think-tanks engaged in ideological combat , the American scene has gone quiet . |
| 5 | ‘ If anyone knows anything that could help and has kept quiet for any reason , I would beg them to please come forward now . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If anyone knows anything that could help and has kept quiet for any reason , I would beg them to please come forward now , ’ his distraught mother said . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course , I 'd never have breathed a syllable if he 'd kept quiet about the dog track . ’ |
| 8 | He wished he 'd kept quiet . |
| 9 | Her voice sounded over-loud in the silent kitchen , and she wished she 'd kept quiet . |
| 10 | ‘ For a thief ? ’ she queried sourly , wishing she 'd kept quiet about it . |
| 11 | The industry 's hit-men will have to lie quiet , for a while . |
| 12 | Could n't you have kept quiet ? ’ |
| 13 | I dare say a good many rabbits would have kept quiet and thought about keeping on the right side of the Chief , but I 'm afraid I 'm not much good at that . |
| 14 | I should have kept quiet and remained as the focus of disapproval . |
| 15 | I think that parson who discovered you were a d'Urberville should have kept quiet . |
| 16 | If I was n't , I would n't have kept quiet about you and him , would I ? ’ |
| 17 | If he wanted a real , one hundred per cent unprejudiced check he should have kept quiet . |
| 18 | Cos in a match if that was in a match cos you 'd have said you 'd have said , fifteen two , fifteen four I would n't have said nothing take four , I would have kept quiet but you do n't do you ? |
| 19 | Roslavl' officials would have lain quieter in their beds at night if they had bothered to read Maxim Gorky 's book On the Russian Peasantry published that same year . |
| 20 | since 1987 , given that even double-glazing salesmen appear to have gone quiet in this recession and given that energy-efficiency investment not only helps the environment but protects the vulnerable and the old and creates hundreds of thousands of jobs , will the Government consider extending the exemption from stamp duty for all energy-efficient homes beyond August and perhaps indefinitely ? |
| 21 | It had been a pretty little creature , it had looked quiet and gentle and good like Oliver , but as soon as you went near it , it had turned into a clawing , spitting bundle of hate . |
| 22 | The room downstairs had grown quiet , yet still the Irishman had not emerged . |
| 23 | Although both dogs had grown quiet and drowsy in the stuffy room , they immediately struggled to their feet with a rattle of chains and a whined greeting . |
| 24 | The captain 's party had disappeared , and the Chinese beneath the grilles had grown quiet again . |
| 25 | Maggie had stayed quiet , gone home thinking if you think you 're oppressed mate then listen to this . |
| 26 | And that was when her conscience , which because she 'd got something else to think about had stayed quiet , suddenly started to get to her about the way in which she was deceiving the man she loved . |
| 27 | But this was untrue , for Minch had become quieter and more peaceful as the months had gone by , staring out over the Zoo with a mysterious tranquillity , as if she had found some contentment that eluded the others . |
| 28 | Even Kāli had become quiet and subdued . |
| 29 | It was all so innocent but Fred 's face had darkened and he had become quiet as he went about his work , the occasional grunt of irritation replacing the tuneless whistling and humming that usually emanated from the kitchen . |
| 30 | She had become quiet , patient , and grateful for all our care . |