A short pause, and a different, more jocular voice came on the line.

When the next pause came, she stepped back to look at her work.

Then came a pause while he seemed to be struggling with himself.

When a pause came, Billy stood up, still holding her.

A pause, and a loud puff came over the phone line.

The pause came again, but of shorter duration this time.

A pause, then a young man's face came onto the screen.

When a pause came, I asked if we could open the windows.

A short pause; next came a display that had not been seen before.

A brief pause, and the computer screen came to life.