Example sentences of "silence a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 With infinite care and patience , Theda first cleaned the frail and malodorous body from head to toe , enduring in silence a barrage of abuse and complaint the while .
2 She broke her vow of silence a bit desperately , though , after a few more minutes .
3 Drawn into their silence a bee fills , humming …
4 Theda sighed and moved to the garden door , looking out in silence a moment .
5 And in that silence a whisper , hardly more than a breath : ‘ Isabelle 's daughter . ’
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