Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] long silence " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Now take this meatloaf , boys , ’ her father announced after a long silence , for no-one talked unless directly addressed by the head of the family . |
| 2 | ‘ We should never have come , ’ she muttered after a long silence , ‘ and if I had my way , we 'd leave here tomorrow . |
| 3 | ‘ You feel safer at home than what you do further away , ’ she said after a long silence , addressing no one . |
| 4 | And it is hard not to think of one 's own horror at some of the things that the Irgun and Stern Gang are doing in Palestine , for instance , ’ David said after a long silence . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's so soft , ’ Carolyn said after a long silence . |