brief silence

A brief silence followed the words someone had finally said.

There was a brief silence on the other end of the line.

There was a brief silence; then a new voice cut in.

There was a brief silence, and neither of them moved.

I can see your point, Nicole said after another brief silence.

In the sudden, brief silence, she heard something within her turn over.

Another officer in the small group broke the brief silence.

Into that brief silence I felt power like something large had pushed against a door in my head.

In the brief silence, police looked at one another with awe.

There was a brief silence while the two men stared at each other.

There was a brief silence, during which both of them seemed to be considering.

There was a brief silence when the man finished speaking.

"After a brief silence, I heard people screaming over the phone."

Then, there is a brief silence followed by another cry.

That diverted everyone's attention, and brought on a brief silence.

He shook his head slowly then, after a brief silence, continued.

There was a brief silence, as we all tried to picture such a creature.

There was a brief silence, then, "And where is the car?"

There was a brief silence, in which I could find nothing soft or smooth to say.

There was a brief silence and I knew he wasn't going to answer that.

In the brief silence, Hansen's attention turned to the reporter on television.

There was a brief silence, then a burst of laughter.

They've forgotten it already, Patrick said after a brief silence.

"It makes no difference," she said suddenly, after a brief silence.

After a brief silence she added, "Benson is coming here this week."