Example sentences of "silent for several " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manville was silent for several moments . |
| 2 | It had been silent for several minutes . |
| 3 | Luke was silent for several seconds and she began to suspect that he had fallen asleep . |
| 4 | The challenge clearly did n't appeal to Luke and he was silent for several seconds , contemplating it distastefully . |
| 5 | ‘ And if I had known , even just that you were free to love me if I could persuade you to , I would n't have been so — ’ Breaking off , Luke was once again silent for several seconds . |
| 6 | Stunned by what she had seen , Tallis was silent for several minutes ; then she turned to Wynne-Jones . |
| 7 | I stay silent for several seconds . |