Example sentences of "silent for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were silent for some time as they picked their way in single file along the path that wound up the hillside . |
| 2 | He was silent for some time . |
| 3 | Jill was silent for some time . |
| 4 | One family tea-time , when Auntie had been sitting silent for some time , she said : " It 's lucky there 's never anyone left in those offices at night . " |
| 5 | He was silent for some time . |