Example sentences of "[ex0] was silence [prep] " in BNC.

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1 There was silence during which they could hear singing coming from the street .
2 There was silence at that , an air of waiting for more .
3 There was silence at the table for a moment , until the old lady spoke again ; ‘ You 've all forgotten the Boer War , ’ she said , ‘ although Hughie 's carrying a bit of it in his leg .
4 There was silence at the table .
5 There was silence at the other end .
6 There was silence at the other end .
7 There was silence for a moment or two and then , like the voice of doom , Frau Nordern spoke again .
8 There was silence for a few moments .
9 There was silence for a moment after the front door too slammed , and then George said carefully , ‘ I would prefer you not to discuss our disagreements with the children .
10 There was silence for a few seconds and then he said : ‘ And she 's your sister , is she ? ’
11 There was silence for a minute .
12 There was silence for a while .
13 There was silence for a moment , and then Millie lifted her head as she said , ‘ He … he called me funny name .
14 There was silence for a moment , then the living-room door opened and Dolly heard him say , ‘ What 's up , Bessie ? ’
15 There was silence for a few seconds and then she heard Meredith 's voice : ‘ Not to worry .
16 There was silence for a few minutes .
17 There was silence for a few moments .
18 And there was silence for a quarter of an hour until he picked up his watch , and put the sketch back on the table .
19 There was silence for a moment .
20 There was silence for a time , while Fagin thought .
21 There was silence for a while as Jed ploughed on .
22 There was silence for a moment as they held each other 's eyes , broken only by the faint sound of dance music from down below .
23 There was silence for a moment , then he heard the safety-chain being withdrawn and the door opened slightly .
24 There was silence for a second , only his rapid breathing filling the air .
25 There was silence for a moment , punctuated only by the grunts and wheezes of the two ancient dames , until Gertrude said :
26 There was silence for a while .
27 There was silence for a while .
28 There was silence for a moment .
29 There was silence for a moment , and the sounds of the hospital intruded again briefly , then Belinda blurted , ‘ What made you feel that I needed to know about it , Faye ? ’
30 If there was silence for the rest of her life she could slake her dreaming thirst with the memory of this laughing , throaty fountain .
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