1.   So long as she stayed silent she had a secret weapon.

2.   He frightened me into staying silent.

3.   We all three stay silent with our thoughts.

4.   I stay silent for several seconds.

5.   The words were what she had longed to hear, and she stayed silent, savouring the most wonderful moment of her life.

6.   Today at least she stayed silent.

7.   Right up until polling day, University College stayed silent for fear of harming his chances.

8.   That was a subject he chose to stay silent on.

9.   He explained that he wanted to stay silent until the special trade union review group had reported on the options available.

10.   She never knew how to respond to that sort of talk so stayed silent.