Example sentences of "be silent for several " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been silent for several minutes . |
| 2 | Manville was silent for several moments . |
| 3 | Luke was silent for several seconds and she began to suspect that he had fallen asleep . |
| 4 | The challenge clearly did n't appeal to Luke and he was silent for several seconds , contemplating it distastefully . |
| 5 | Stunned by what she had seen , Tallis was silent for several minutes ; then she turned to Wynne-Jones . |