1.   But as the rush died down it became apparent that her resolute determination would not be needed.

2.   Forrester waited for the laughter to die down, then carried on with his speech.

3.   He waited for the applause to die down before he continued speaking.

4.   In more recent years the controversy has died down a little, although it has still not ceased.

5.   The conductor waited for the applause to die down before signalling for the orchestra to begin.

6.   We waited another half hour behind a pile of sand for the shooting to die down.

7.   Forester looked around the room, waiting for the laughter to die down.

8.   The controversy is unlikely to die down.

9.   Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fuss die down.

10.   The rain will gradually die down from the west, to leave only a few showers in the south-east by the end of the day.