11.   There was a long silence and everyone at the table looked uncomfortable.

12.   There was a long silence as Merrill fought a desire to drop the subject which had goaded her ever since Elise died.

13.   There was a long silence before anybody spoke.

14.   There was a long silence before anyone answered.

15.   There was a long silence in the room.

16.   There was a long silence, both of them sobered by the knowledge that casualties were likely.

17.   There was a long silence, such as falls over a saloon bar in a Western at moments of confrontation.

18.   There was an awkwardly long silence.

19.   He never lets those long silences develop during dinner.

20.   A cogitative woman who was given to long silences, even in the company of her own family.