Example sentences of "remain silent for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I persuaded her to remain silent for the time being , I think , by promising to find out everything I could . |
| 2 | This instinctive anti-Americanism was revealed most clearly during the Gulf War , in which the pretence that the Basic Law prevented them from sending troops was a mere figleaf for their initial failure to offer any political support to the American-led campaign ( Genscher remained silent for a week after the fighting began , although he and Kohl tried to make amends later ) and for their inexcusable prevarication about supporting Turkey in the event of an attack by Iraq . |
| 3 | Newman remained silent for the rest of the flight . |
| 4 | She remained silent for a while , evidently turning something over in her mind . |
| 5 | Carson looked at the colonel , who remained silent for a couple of moments , then nodded , slowly , twice . |
| 6 | He remained silent for a long time , staring at Emily as though summing her up . |
| 7 | Vernon remained silent for perhaps half a minute . |
| 8 | Ace remained silent for a moment , unable to tear her eyes away from Richmann . |
| 9 | Yet whatever his inner revulsion may have been , Nizan remained silent for the cause of a greater Good , a greater ethic : the struggle against fascism . |
| 10 | Johnny remained silent for a time , and then said : |
| 11 | She looked down at her handbag and remained silent for a while . |
| 12 | He remained silent for what seemed to be an eternity , and she turned away with a strangled sob . |
| 13 | When Loretta stopped speaking , Veronica remained silent for a minute . |