Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] 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 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 .
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