There was a drawn-out moment of silence.

There was a long drawn-out moment.

They stared at each other for a long, drawn-out moment.

Biron Maserd stared at Hari for a long, drawn-out moment, before answering.

He padded into the bedchamber and stood gazing down at her for long drawn-out moments.

When he came, she went with him, drowning in the long, drawn-out moment of pure ecstasy.

For a long, drawn-out moment, nobody joined his toast.

For a drawn-out moment, Vasko fumbled with it, struggling to get his fingers around the weird pig-specific trigger design.

There was a drawn-out moment and finally the old man nodded and turned away.

If this drawn-out moment were recreated in a talkie, however, it could have been achieved in a second with one particular glance and a marginally changed tone of voice.