Example sentences of "[noun prp] was silent for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beckett was silent for a few moments . |
| 2 | Anne was silent for a few minutes . |
| 3 | Harris was silent for a few moments , regarding Manville quizzically . |
| 4 | Talbot was silent for a few minutes . |
| 5 | Evelyn was silent for a long time afterwards . |
| 6 | Rachel was silent for a long moment , her face pale . |
| 7 | Margaret was silent for a few seconds . |