Example sentences of "[pron] [be] silent for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walking back to the hotel , Rozanov and I were silent for a long time . |
| 2 | She was silent for a long while , searching his face for a way forward , but it was shuttered and empty , all emotion banished . |
| 3 | They were silent for a long time . |
| 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 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |
| 7 | He was silent for a few moments , then he raised his head , took a couple of gulps of tea and remarked very slowly , Jesus Christ , Piper , you must be bloody bomb happy ! |