The car was silent for a few minutes after that.

They were silent after that: there was very little now to say but a lot to think about.

She was silent a long while after that, her eyes never leaving his face.

She was completely silent for hours after that and then tried to act as though nothing had happened.

He did not dare answer, and she was silent after that.

The church was silent for a long moment after that.

It was very nearly silent in the wood after that.

He had been silent for a time after the ending of the tune.

The air moved and I realized that it was not silent, after all.

He was silent after this, but Belinda went on thinking about the subject for some minutes more.