"We know the line," Prane said as this additional pause lengthened conspicuously.
What pause doesn't lengthen for gents my age?
The pause lengthened, causing him some anxiety.
The pause lengthened; then Tuan cried out, "I am thy new ruler!"
The pause lengthened, and a voice from somewhere in the room said that he had to check.
Stevens felt a chill as Corsi's uncharacteristically dramatic pause lengthened.
As the pause lengthened, a murmur came from the crowd.
He was thinking of the pause, and the next line; and the pause lengthened.
A silent pause lengthened; then Liesel said, "You have to know how things work here.
Still, I suppose the surprise-" The captain leaned back in his chair and let the pause lengthen.