I listened idly, waiting for her to come back.

Richard lay on his side, in the surreal light of false dawn, idly listening, waiting, for a return cry that never came.

Stenning sat there on the pavement in the sun, listening idly, not taking very much in.

She listened idly as he said something about what a pleasure it was to do business with a lovely woman.

Roger was listening idly, flipping the cards in his hands.

Idly listening, he nods while hearing the patient's fear: that he'll be irrelevant by the time his son is grown.

I used to listen idly to their conversation.

He listened idly, because despite the momentousness of the news he had other matters on his mind.

For awhile she lay with her eyes closed, listening idly.

He leaned back against the cold bulkhead and listened idly.