Example sentences of "a [adj] silence " in BNC.
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| 1 | A moody silence descended between brother and sister , and after a judicious interval , Belinda painted a smile on her face and joined them , hoping her cheeks were not as flushed as they felt . |
| 2 | For a while there was a friendly silence between them , then Mr Bumble moved his chair closer to the widow 's . |
| 3 | No small talk , but a friendly silence . |
| 4 | We sat in silence for a while , but a friendly silence . |
| 5 | There was a little silence between them , then they moved on . |
| 6 | There was a little silence . |
| 7 | There was a little silence . |
| 8 | There was a little silence , but I knew he was pent up . |
| 9 | I smiled tactfully , thinking he must be referring to memories of the war , and left a little silence . |
| 10 | There was a little silence , then the sound of movement in the bed as she sat up . |
| 11 | She deliberately let a little silence grow between them . |
| 12 | There was a little silence . |
| 13 | There was a little silence . |
| 14 | There was a little silence . |
| 15 | A little silence . |
| 16 | There was a little silence . |
| 17 | There was a little silence . |
| 18 | There was a little silence . |
| 19 | There was a little silence . |
| 20 | First there was a vague lightening of the sky ahead , then the drumming of the rain was less persistent , the lesser darkness in the heavens spread until it was over them , they could distinguish the greater irregularities of the ground , the last few drops of rain splashed down and a blissful silence spread around them broken only by the sibillations of the water draining away among the rocks and the splash of their sodden feet . |
| 21 | He noticed too that for the first time since he had arrived at the Cages there was a total silence , as if all the eagles , and all the imprisoned creatures thereabout had instinctively understood that this old eagle 's troubled painful words marked an end to a terrible life ; and perhaps in some strange way the beginning of something none dared hope might come to pass . |
| 22 | There was a total silence in the house , and the room was full of moonlight . |
| 23 | There was a total silence but for the symphonic range of slurpings and splutterings with which Francie accompanied porridge . |
| 24 | ’ There was a total silence , interrupted by Hyacinth who smoothed down her skirt , grabbed her coat , and peevishly demanded , ‘ Where 's my chocolate teddy bear and my new knickers ? ’ |
| 25 | At that moment his secretary came into the room with two cups of coffee , which she distributed in a pregnant silence , shooting curious , covert glances at each of them . |
| 26 | He kept a tantalizing silence until she prodded him to say what he was looking for . |
| 27 | After they had gone a complete silence that only reflected itself settled down like lead and was broken only by the sound of Moran removing his boots to go to bed early . |
| 28 | There was a loud silence from the authorities in Brent . |
| 29 | The lift was an elegant gilded birdcage in which they were borne slowly upwards in a repressive silence . |
| 30 | She gathered up her belongings in a strained silence , and left the room . |