A moment's silence passed, as Crusher stood there smiling at her.

A silence passed, while I struggled to think of something to say.

"I won't be quiet until you answer me," it added when some silence had passed.

After a long silence passed between them both, the captain said at last, "All right.

Therefore the silence as we passed through the forest.

A moment's silence passed as she visibly clamped control down on her features.

Nobody had anything to say to that, but the awkward silence passed pretty quick.

A long silence passed before Diane's flat blue eyes at last focused on her.

Only a brief silence passed before he tossed off the last of his Scotch and smiled at her.

A long silence passed while the Directors communicated among themselves.