1.   But at darkest midnight when all was silent in the house two great snakes came crawling into the nursery.

2.   He just lay silent in the mud and glared at Mr Linley.

3.   The streets of the city were silent in the moonlight.

4.   The woman folded her arms and became silent in a way that swept Lois with feelings of admiration.

5.   The leather creaked but the hooves were silent in the snow.

6.   Jenny said nothing to this and they sat silent in the darkening room.

7.   Arafat exploited his captivity to raise his flagging prestige across the Arab world, while more constructive Palestinian voices fell silent in loyalty to the trapped leader.

8.   A General Services spokesman declined to comment on the Clingerman case, citing its general rule to remain silent in legal disputes.

9.   Davis remained silent in court.

10.   Dennehy, as Knight, was rarely silent in the film, except during commercials.