Example sentences of "a brief silence " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a brief silence . |
| 2 | There was a brief silence . |
| 3 | There was a brief silence . |
| 4 | There was a brief silence . |
| 5 | There was a brief silence . |
| 6 | There was a brief silence . |
| 7 | There was a brief silence , then Miss Honey said , ‘ Actually I 'm not very surprised . ’ |
| 8 | There was a brief silence , then Hawkins said : ‘ I do n't want to complain , Denholm , but you do rather tend to complicate matters . ’ |
| 9 | There was a brief silence , and then ‘ There 's a village by the name of Balbriggan , just outside Dublin , ’ Tubby said , his voice unnaturally low . |
| 10 | Karlinsky 's opening sentence was followed by a brief silence and then a restrained buzz of conversation . |
| 11 | There was a brief silence . |
| 12 | There was a brief silence , then Stuart said , ‘ But the camp does n't start until tomorrow . ’ |
| 13 | There was a brief silence then Gerald spoke up : ‘ I 've seen the safe open several times since I 've been working in the business . |
| 14 | There was a brief silence , then Piers said , ‘ When is this lunch , anyway ? ’ |
| 15 | There was a brief silence , broken only by the tumble of a coal in the fireplace . |
| 16 | A brief silence , while Riva catches her breath . |
| 17 | There was a brief silence . |
| 18 | ' Their eyes met : there was a brief silence . |
| 19 | There was a brief silence . |
| 20 | There was a brief silence . |
| 21 | There was a brief silence . |
| 22 | There was a brief silence . |
| 23 | Erm , the second sort is a gap which is a brief silence , usually sort of one second or less , between the end of one turn , and the next speaker actually starting to speak , so they 're still thinking about what they 're going to say . |