Example sentences of "silent [prep] a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Talbot was silent for a few minutes . |
2 | Anne was silent for a few minutes . |
3 | He was silent for a few moments , then he raised his head , took a couple of gulps of tea and remarked very slowly , Jesus Christ , Piper , you must be bloody bomb happy ! |
4 | Harris was silent for a few moments , regarding Manville quizzically . |
5 | Beckett was silent for a few moments . |
6 | He fell silent for a few moments , shredding the paper that had wrapped his sugar cube . |
7 | They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea . |
8 | The crowded church was silent for a few seconds at these words no citizen of Decin had ever heard before . |
9 | Margaret was silent for a few seconds . |