Example sentences of "a long pause " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a long pause and then a smile : ‘ I assume I did . ’ |
| 2 | There was a long pause , the kind of pause that winners always display as they create a little time to savour their victory . |
| 3 | ‘ There was a long pause and Dr Runcie said : ‘ Well , I always suspected it was he who had written it , but I never thought there was anything personal in it . |
| 4 | A long pause followed , and then she said tartly : ‘ A mouse ’ . |
| 5 | There was a long pause . |
| 6 | ‘ OK , Randy , ’ he said after a long pause . |
| 7 | Or is it just another ‘ Cry Wolf situation ? , asked Bunker after a long pause . |
| 8 | There was a long pause . |
| 9 | And then after a long pause , he sighed , ‘ But it will never be quite the same . ’ |
| 10 | There was a long pause . |
| 11 | There was a long pause . |
| 12 | There was a long pause . |
| 13 | There was a long pause before Jim spoke again . |
| 14 | A long pause and then a very half-hearted , ‘ Yes … ’ |
| 15 | There is a long pause and at last the voice says . |
| 16 | She had stood a moment , a long pause ; at first ( her suitcase , the littered money ) she could not believe her eyes . |
| 17 | Then after a long pause she added , ‘ Absolutely nice . |
| 18 | There was a long pause from my point of view , while the lights began flickering in the office and the train exceedingly slowly reversed , before stopping again and going into a sudden jerk . |
| 19 | There was a long pause . |
| 20 | There was a long pause . |
| 21 | After a long pause , Levine said , ‘ I 'm beginning to see it . |
| 22 | There was a long pause . |
| 23 | After a long pause , she nodded and the story emerged of a stillbirth she had experienced in her early twenties . |
| 24 | After a long pause , yes . |
| 25 | After a long pause for refreshment , we can return to the question we started with — how to tell a first edition . |
| 26 | I asked after a long pause . |
| 27 | After a long pause , Claire said , ‘ Would it be the Gardai who opened them … ? ’ |
| 28 | There was a long pause during which a kind of stage fright seized me and perhaps him too : we remained in our positions , Richard sitting up in bed and me standing at the window , looking at each other helplessly like actors who have forgotten their lines . |
| 29 | There was a long pause . |
| 30 | There was a long pause before Joe answered , ‘ Yes , something like that . ’ |