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23 | There was silence for a moment , then he heard the safety-chain being withdrawn and the door opened slightly .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 . |