Example sentences of "there was silence [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | There was silence at the table . |
| 3 | There was silence at the other end . |
| 4 | There was silence at the other end . |
| 5 | If there was silence for the rest of her life she could slake her dreaming thirst with the memory of this laughing , throaty fountain . |
| 6 | There was silence on the speakers . |
| 7 | There was silence on the line . |
| 8 | Belinda rose obediently and was back in a minute or two , then the posing began in earnest and there was silence on the veranda as Faye worked and Belinda waited . |
| 9 | There was silence as the General-Secretary 's entourage and the assembled workers awaited an explosion . |
| 10 | There was silence between the three of them for a moment as they returned each other 's stare ; then Joe said , ‘ If you do n't wish to act for me I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 11 | For a while there was silence around the big table . |
| 12 | Trevor Clay immediately accepted but there was silence from the TUC . |
| 13 | There was silence from the other room . |
| 14 | There was silence in the room for some time as he waited for Frank to regain his composure , to ask the inevitable questions . |
| 15 | There was silence in the classroom . |
| 16 | There was silence in the room , and concern . |
| 17 | There was silence in the kitchen for a moment , broken only by a sigh from Martha . |
| 18 | There was silence in the kitchen as Jonadab sat stirring his tea . |
| 19 | There was silence in the library for several moments , whilst Joan digested the astonishing facts . |
| 20 | For a full half minute there was silence in the chamber . |
| 21 | There was silence in the courtyard . |
| 22 | Then there was silence in the room again . |
| 23 | Thereafter there was silence in the dining-room . |
| 24 | There was silence in the theatre . |
| 25 | There was silence in the stands as Stevie lined up his putt . |
| 26 | There was silence in the passageways behind her . |
| 27 | There was silence in the room , an oppressive silence . |