Example sentences of "silent for [art] long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was silent for a long while , searching his face for a way forward , but it was shuttered and empty , all emotion banished . |
| 2 | Walking back to the hotel , Rozanov and I were silent for a long time . |
| 3 | Evelyn was silent for a long time afterwards . |
| 4 | He was silent for a long time . |
| 5 | When someone 's silent for a long time , ask them for an opinion . |
| 6 | He remained silent for a long time , staring at Emily as though summing her up . |
| 7 | Creggan was silent for a long time . |
| 8 | The intrusive Boswell then took another liberty — ; that of pointing out to Johnson ‘ that he very often sat quite silent for a long time , even when in company with only a single friend ’ , at which Johnson reminded Boswell of an acquaintance who had once observed , ‘ Sir , you are like a ghost : you never speak till you are spoken to . ’ |
| 9 | Campbell put his face in his hands , and was silent for a long time . |
| 10 | They were silent for a long time . |
| 11 | Ipuky sighed , flexing his hands as they lay at the edge of the table , and was silent for a long time . |
| 12 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |
| 13 | He was silent for a long moment then said : ‘ It may be our only hope . |
| 14 | He sat silent for a long moment , recollecting how the past few years had dealt with Donata Blount and her family . |
| 15 | He sat silent for a long moment , considering her soberly from beneath knitted brows . |
| 16 | Rachel was silent for a long moment , her face pale . |