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 . |