Example sentences of "silence for a while " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel sat in depressed silence for a while . |
| 2 | They stood in silence for a while , leaning over the balustrade and looking out to sea . |
| 3 | They stood in silence for a while with heads bowed . |
| 4 | They sat in silence for a while , then he looked meaningfully at the whisky bottle . |
| 5 | Enigmatically , Boon sits in silence for a while . |
| 6 | There was silence for a while . |
| 7 | They sat in silence for a while , under the seat . |
| 8 | They drove back in silence for a while and then , just before they reached the house where William 's mother now lived , William said , ‘ It was the reason my mum went into business , you know . ’ |
| 9 | I drove in silence for a while . |
| 10 | We sat in silence for a while , waiting for the next pain . |
| 11 | They sat in silence for a while . |
| 12 | They walked on in silence for a while . |
| 13 | We walked on in silence for a while . |
| 14 | David watched her in silence for a while , wondering what she was thinking , longing to persuade her to forget her husband , longing beyond everything to make love to her . |
| 15 | She scraped away at a pan in silence for a while . |
| 16 | There was silence for a while as Jed ploughed on . |
| 17 | There was silence for a while . |
| 18 | And with the vague , uneasy sense that , having forced the door open a little way , the country on the other side might prove a lot stranger than she 'd ever imagined , she walked on in subdued silence for a while . ) |
| 19 | They sat in silence for a while . |
| 20 | There was a silence for a while , and still nobody moved . |
| 21 | They walked in silence for a while , then Sidney said , ‘ I suppose I did n't ought to ask , but it 's important to me . |
| 22 | They smoked in silence for a while , looking over the gate at the well-kept buildings which formed the nucleus of the site . |
| 23 | There was silence for a while . |
| 24 | They cruised in silence for a while , then Sims asked abruptly : ‘ Have you got a camera ? ’ |
| 25 | Mrs Langley eyed her in silence for a while . |
| 26 | George watched her in silence for a while and then he said in a low voice , ‘ I say did I offend you just now ? |
| 27 | Maria looked at him in silence for a while , and when she could breathe easily again and felt she had the strength , she rose . |
| 28 | We sat in silence for a while , but a friendly silence . |
| 29 | They walked in silence for a while , passing the first blacked out cottages . |
| 30 | There was silence for a while , only the old man 's breathing breaking the stillness with its catching , painful rhythm . |