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Occurrences of silence in Corpus sorted by first letter of following word

Central - LAL cawed fur silence2007
Central - SWE ke. That's how she went intae silence2009
Doric - MNA An retreat't intil dignified silence2000
Central - LAL the silence 2003
Doric - NNB Bruik the silence 2009
Shetland - SHD silence 2005
Central - LAL till the sudden, stoonin silence 2008
Doric - ABN Ah wis struck by the silence 2020
Shetland - SHD Da faersome stillness, da silence 2005
Central - SWE tae brek silence 2021
Central - GLA n in his notebook, cawed oot "Silence!" an read oot fae his book, "2014
Doric - NNB or a good whiley, called oot "Silence!" an read oot fae his book, "2014
Shetland - SHD tbook for a start, cried oot "Silence!" an read oot fae his book, "2012
Central - LAL pit oot): 'Oh! (Efter a lang silence). 'Are ye shair?" 2010
Orkney - ORK The makar speirs the silence,2015
Central - SWE Intae sic silence, a green puddock lowps a perf2001
Doric - MNA The faimly drave hame in silence, ahin the braid blaik dowp o 2004
Shetland - SHD tch him, you at da daek!" dan Silence, an dan anidder cabbi-labbi -2012
Shetland - SHD it?" I aksed. Dey wir a lang silence, an dan in a voice I cood har2021
Shetland - SHD ter dis dey wir an aafil lang silence, an da only soonds wis da ant2012
Central - WCE There wis a moment o silence, and Matilda, wha had never a2019
Southern - SEA h him, yow b' th hedge!" then silence, an then anither guddle o voi2015
Central - GLA , you aer bi the hedge!" then silence, an then another confusion ae2014
Ulster - CUL 'im, yae bae the hedge!" thin silence, an thin anither mixture o vo2013
Central - LAL t, like Larry, remembered the silence, a terrible silence an wance 2013
Central - GLA ds wir follit bi an awfy long silence, broken bi an occasional excl2014
Southern - SEA were followed b' an awfy lang silence, broken only b' th odd outbur2015
Doric - NNB ere followed by an awful long silence, broken only by an occasional2014
Central - GLA end o the day, an abdy sat in silence, but you could hear ah the pe2017
Doric - MNA The twa weemin sut in silence, chaaen awa like twa masticat2004
Shetland - SHD Dey wir an embarrassed silence, dan, 2021
Shetland - SHD adderheads i de aest; sang ir silence, dir gadderin. 2019
Central - GLA unner-an-siventy-odd miles in silence, except for once or twice, fa2017
Central - SEC rcin scream filled th' deidly silence, mah piercing scream. Ah felt2021
Ulster - CUL wurds wur folliet bae a lang silence, only broken the odd tim bae 2013
Doric - DOR me fir aa you bats tae dine. (Silence, syne Bruce bangs again.) Hop2015
Central - GLA ah staun fur a few minutes in silence, takin him in.2021
Central - EDN There wis a moment o silence, than Beatrice speirt, “Is 2011
Central - GLA avin me an McDade tae walk in silence, the crunch ay oor shoes oan 2021
Central - WCE ement. For a moment there was silence, then Saunny2010
Central - GLA e be gaun, eh?’ ah sais tae silence, the rustlin ay the wind blaw2021
Central - WCE loatin aroond in the vacuum o silence, thrawin oot this auld washin2018
Central - SEC A cough - and then silence - 2017
Central - DUN flehg so yi blooter it intae silence- another day sterts. Yi hae t2018
Doric - MNA There's a deathly like silence - cloods happin the hills Na2023
Central - LAL aa that broke the dumfoonert silence.2009
Central - LAL o walkin aid; juist silence.2008
Central - GLA the hall, breakin the awkward silence.2021
Doric - ABN ’m left wie is a caul, dark silence.2016
Central - LAL ey: Ach, keep your cooncil wi silence.2011
Shetland - SHD at biggit chapels, walked in silence.2002
Southern - SEA rt wi a smile. There was deid silence.2015
Central - WCE There wis a dreidfu silence.2019
Central - LAL nd Cathy, watchin wideeyed in silence.2021
Central - GLA in money!’ ah shout tae the silence.2021
Central - WCE Wullie Broon broke the silence.2010
Ulster - CUL n they cairriet on a while in silence. 2013
Central - WCE s, richt bonnie in a bleeze o silence. 2019
Central - GLA oot!", producin anither dead silence. 2014
Doric - MNA at an they suppit the wine in silence. 2011
Central - GLA ent oan walkin fir a while in silence. 2014
Ulster - CUL wi a smile. Thur waes a deid silence. 2013
Doric - MNA ae the back raa shattered the silence. 2004
Central - EDN peatit firmly, than there wis silence. 2011
Doric - MNA itties o paper, ere wis total silence. 2006
Central - EDN orra louns. There wis a tense silence. 2011
Central - LAL wither ... and at the end-up, silence. 2010
Shetland - SHD Dey wir a lang silence. 2021
Ulster - EUL A gear change cocht ower the silence. 2022
Southern - SEA an they went oan fur a bit in silence. 2015
Ulster - EUL thing?" she cried oot in the silence. 2022
Central - LAL There wis a muckle silence. 2010
Central - LAL skelterin soond... syne mair silence. 2010
Southern - SEA , which produced anither deid silence. 2015
Doric - NNB rt wi a smile. Air wis a dead silence. 2014
Central - SEC tion brocht forth the soond o silence. 2015
Doric - NNB they went on for a whiley in silence. 2014
Doric - ABN in the worship o silence. 2020
Central - LAL There wis a wee silence. 2010
Doric - NNB wheech produced anither deid silence. 2014
Central - GLA wae a smile. There wis a dead silence. 2014
Doric - NNB tter wis e first till break e silence. "What day o e month is id?" 2014
Ulster - CUL er wus the furst tae brek the silence. "What day o the month is it?2013
Central - AYR Hatter wis the furst tae brek silence. "Whit day o the month is it?2014
Southern - SEA er was th firrst tae break th silence. "Whit day o th month is eet?2015
Central - EDN r ah gave wis greeted by only silence. And as ah looked at the thre2022
Shetland - SHD while da rest o dem waitit in silence. At da lang an da lent da Dod2012
Doric - NNB him), while e rest waited in silence. At last e Dodo sade, "Everyb2014
Southern - SEA him), while th rest waited in silence. At last th Dodo said, "A'bod2015
Central - AYR hile the lave hung aboot in a silence. At the hinner-en the Dodo sa2014
Central - SEC aa sittin quiet, sharin the silence. A’d get a bit nod frae the2007
Central - LAL new tunnel. They howkit on in silence. Brock wis a braw howker and 2008
Central - DUN wa fae the sad scene in total silence. Davie's freens gaithert roun2010
Shetland - SHD drift i da silence. Dey'll be eggs shön. 2005
Central - GLA while the ithers aw waitit in silence. Eventually the Dodo said, "E2014
Central - LAL Ah'm stunned intae silence. Granny's graspin at straws. 2021
Central - LAL ugh at me. I drink my wine in silence. He made me pick a dear bottl2019
Central - GLA ticks and tocks tae fill the silence. In the corridor, a woman wal2020
Central - WCE llowed a lang and embarrassin silence. In thirty seconds the atmosp2019
Central - LAL Ah'm stunned intae silence. Is history repeatin itsel?2021
Central - LAL ed instantly tae wan o formal silence. Mr. MacNeil inspected the tr2014
Central - SEC This wee segment is met wae silence. Nae maire laughter. And it's2021
Central - LAL cauld air intae a domain o silence. No a bird, no a craitur2018
Central - LAL Silence. Of course she's a stamp: sta2001
Doric - SNO suffocate in silence. protectin2021
Central - SEC Th' creakin. Th' bruise. Th' silence. Somethin is 'ere. Ah jibbed 2021
Central - LAL eventually, jist tae brek the silence. Sunny came oot wi some dirdu2021
Central - EDN Silence. Than the lad sayed, “Na.2011
Central - WCE There wis total silence. The bairns were stammygaster2019
Central - LAL There wis an awfie silence. The High Heid Yin looked doo2020
Central - AYR it oot o his dwam by a sudden silence. The meenister had feenished 2012
Central - WCE e grew gey quiet. There wis a silence. Then he said, 'Say that agai2019
Central - SWE Mair silence. Then the ither croaked 2021
Ulster - EUL Maisie walkt anent hir ma in silence. The silly oul wurmman! She w2022
Central - LAL We sit in silence. The sound o a blue cocktail 2021
Central - GLA gate we came in, stoned an in silence. Vast sheets ay grey cloud ra2020
Central - EDN r a while, Balvinder brak the silence. “It’s a bloody shame,”2011
Central - LAL i, the wad-be skald, brak the silence:2014
Doric - NNB t each ither for some time in silence: at last e Caterpillar took e2014
Southern - SEA t each ither fur some time in silence: at last th Caterpillar took 2015
Central - AYR ilk ither for a wee while in silence; an then the Hairy-Maggie tui2014
Central - SECspect professor - instead of silence?2020
Orkney - ORK tit performance. Wi Darling's silence aboot her awn faithers, 2021
Orkney - ORK Wi Darling’s silence aboot her awn parents,2019
Central - SEC uttin that wid remind yae ae 'Silence ae the Lambs'. Oor presence i2021
Doric - MNA Ere wis a meenitie's silence afore Archie said, "Ye ken, A2006
Doric - MNA Ere wis a second's silence afore Feel Freddie leent ower2006
Doric - MNA There wis a meenit's silence afore Morrice pickit up ane o2004
Central - WCE There wis a lang silence afore she said, 'Can ah tell 2019
Central - WCE There wis a pure awkward silence after that. Then Kelly Marie,2021
Central - DUN they were thinkin. There wis silence agin. 2010
Doric - NNB Iss is e driest thing A ken. Silence all roond, if ee please! 'Bon2014
Central - LAL by a profoond sense o mensefu silence and patience in sair-wechtit 2021
Central - DUN in the first place, cawed fer silence an read oot the conditions. A2010
Doric - DOR y did thes an there wiz total silence apart fae some fidgitin. The 2021
Ulster - EUL spatula an watched in stunned silence as Leonard knelt doon on yin 2022
Doric - MNA kin Tamara's invitation an my silence as the green licht. 2011
Doric - DOR p in the air. Ere wis a nesty silence as the three2005
Central - WCE swear. The hoose hing wi’ a silence as we heard Alec, oor sometim2017
Doric - NNB Air wis a dead silence at wance, an Alice thoucht ti2014
Southern - SEA There was a deid silence at yince, an Ahlice thocht ta2015
Central - SEC ma punishment like a man. Ma silence bein ah consequence ae ma fai2021
Central - SEC be aboot and there's an eery silence cast acroass the deid silent 2021
Central - SEC really is a horrible bastard. Silence casts oor the room wae me and2021
Doric - MNA ld ma breath as anither hivvy silence descendit. 2011
Doric - MNA A steeny silence descendit ower the proceedins2004
Doric - MNA An ackward silence descendit wi Elspeth's depart2011
Central - SEC An awkward silence develops between us. Neither 2021
Southern - SEA A silence does exude 2023
Shetland - SHD Dey wir a lang silence efter dis, an Alice could onl2012
Doric - NNB Air wis a long silence efter is, an Alice could only2014
Southern - SEA There was a lang silence efter this, an Ahlice could o2015
Central - GLA Thir wis an awfy lang silence efter this, an Alice could on2014
Central - SEC He hears a silken silence faa: Yon throne can fairly sh2017
Central - EDN a surprise ah’m greeted wae silence fae him. And when ah look doo2022
Central - GLA bar screams at the tellie an silence faws oer the place, just the 2021
Shetland - SHD Dey steppit ashore an silence fell 2005
Central - GLA . pillar, firmly; an thir wis silence fir a few meenits. 2014
Central - GLA Alice looked at each ither in silence fir a wee while: then the Cat2014
Ulster - EUL A bleesterin silence follae'd, an the wumman's sho2022
Central - EDN They walked on in silence for a bit, than he turnt towa2011
Orkney - ORK There wis silence for a long meenit as he feeni2000
Doric - ABN Silence for anither five meenits.2017
Central - EDN They ett in silence for a wee, than Bill speirt, 2011
Central - EDN They contemplatit the lift in silence for a wee. Than there wis a s2011
Doric - NNB ful sure o himsel; an air wis silence for some meenads. 2014
Central - WCE n, she said. Right. We sat in silence fur aboot a minute an a half 2021
Ulster - EUL at she wud haetae live wi his silence fur a lifetime. 2022
Central - WCE yes an then we had a minutes' silence fur Lesley Ann; ah tried no t2021
Southern - SEA llar, decidedly; an there was silence fur some meenits. 2015
Ulster - EUL el as the credits rolled. His silence had unsettled iveriebodie wit2022
Orkney - ORK but the black haert o her silence haes aafil gravity,2019
Orkney - ORK but the hairt o Astrid's silence haes aafil gravity, an so the2021
Central - WCE ery grey een, and she let the silence hing in the air till Mrs Worm2019
Central - EDN The silence hingit atween them lik a busy2020
Central - LAL So, upon ma tongue the silence hung, an the wheesht hel onta2024
Central - WCE So I upon ma tongue the silence hung an the wheesht hel ontae2021
Shetland - SHD or da White Rabbit cried oot "Silence ida coort!" an da Keeng pat o2012
Ulster - EUL It’s wile hard tae sit in silence in a copper-tapped shelter wi2021
Central - GLA the White Rabbit shoutit oot "Silence in court!" an the King pit oa2014
Doric - NNB for e White Rabbit cried oot "Silence in e court!" an e King pit on2014
Doric - NNB Air wis dead silence in e court, while e White Rab2014
Southern - SEA e th White Rabbit bawled oot "Silence in th court!" an th King put 2015
Southern - SEA There was deid silence in th court, while th White R2015
Central - GLA There's a horrible silence in the caravan noo. Caravans 2012
Ulster - CUL Thur wus deid silence in the coort, whiles the Whit2013
Central - GLA There wis dead silence in the court, while the White2014
Central - LAL l,' said Rabbit, efter a lang silence in which naebody thanked him 2010
Central - SEC appens. Fuckin hell, man. The silence is cripplin. Ah ken the mut s2021
Central - SECate a song tae this person - silence is golden golden golden he he2020
Central - SECsilence is golden lol2020
Central - LAL gh,' ah say before an awkward silence kin descend.2021
Central - LAL Darnley: Ye canna silence me.2011
Southern - SEA The silence never there before 2023
Central - GLA shut it!' A say. We aw sit in silence n ir reminded ae the tactical2020
Central - GLA There’s silence noo. Mibbe he’s gied up. Ch2021
Shetland - SHD da silence o a thoosand vellum scrolls, 2005
Doric - SNO “the natural silence of old age”;2004
Central - LAL nlie apon day lycht and under silence of the nycht alsweile within 2003
Central - AYR warm evenin sun in the shuir silence o his companie, as he whittlt2012
Doric - ABN Still in the silence o ma thocht 2005
Shetland - SHD Dere wis a peerie silence on da end o da phone.2003
Central - LAL guid folk o Dundee note your silence on defending their cleanlines2020
Central - DUN tors stoppit; there was total silence on the drill flair. Aw that c2010
Central - EDN Forgie us the empty silence o oor secrets!" 2006
Central - LAL he fairm steidins and bade in silence ootside the door o the fairmh2023
Central - EDN ferm biggins and devauled in silence ootside the door o the fermho2021
Central - GLA es o dogsflourish. An in thon silence o sensation and invisible col2008
Ulster - EUL annered aff, begunkit bae the silence o the new cousin. 2022
Central - SEC- lays down the law - total silence probably from her supporters 2020
Southern - SWE ... Silence returns, 2009
Central - LAL A silence sits grit rotting 2022
Ulster - BUL That noo in silence slummer.2012
Doric - DOR s nivver tae forget; his grey silence speirs at bodies passin by, "2023
Central - EDN ah ken it this God awful eery silence starts tae contaminate the ai2022
Southern - SEA A silence stirs, there's no a peep 2023
Central - SEC Silence stretched o'er th' moonlit sk2021
Ulster - EUL motor, whaur blakness muived, silence swayed an twa watterie een ri2022
Doric - MNA Ere wis silence syne: 2006
Central - GLA Lang in the shade, stern wi silence tae, 2021
Central - LAL t his back, as he sat doun in silence tae his brose, tatties an sme2006
Doric - DOR cotland. There wis a moment o silence that Carlo broke wi twa guid 2023
Central - SEC his golden notes. In silence that ensued2004
Central - LAL egan, then he stapped. In the silence that follaed, he let flee a 2008
Central - WCE The silence that follaed was ruffled bi a2012
Central - AYR uld room in the lang, daithly silence that followed. John Broun stu2012
Central - LAL Wi a silence that seeps frae the cauldrons2013
Central - EDN ermanence he didnae feel. The silence that wis accentuated by the c2020
Central - LALthat's how tae silence the bernabeu2014
Central - SEC Thur was a long silence then. Howie leaned oan the bi2001
Central - LAL tminster haed been servin tae silence the puir an mak them less vei2014
Central - WCE and the twa o them walked in silence through the High Street o the2019
Central - EDN he canteen, whaur they sut in silence till a siren soondit the end 2011
Central - SEC e endurin maire uncomfortable silence together efter that unfortuna2021
Doric - MNAen train derailment: Minute's silence to remember rail crash victim2020
Shetland - SHD Dey bukksed on in silence troo da snow. Jeemie fan da g2021
Central - GLA warn them bit. Maun watch in silence unless a threat tae public or2007
Orkney - ORK They file by in silence wae wary glance. 2022
Orkney - ORK They file by in silence wae wary glance. 2021
Central - LALExplains a lot. I thought her silence was fear hitherto. Mibbe it's2022
Central - DUN ipes had come oot intact. The silence went on as the line went doun2010
Central - EDN There’d been a few seconds silence which wiz aye eerie wi a wind2022
Central - LAL There wis a meenit's silence while awbody fell tae thinkin2010
Central - LAL There wis a wee silence while Brock pensed aboot this2008
Central - EDN unkert doon an watched him in silence while he ett, than tane the b2011
Ulster - EUL the copper-tapped shelter in silence while Jenny changed back inta2021
Shetland - SHD ot organised tae feed dem. Da silence wis sudden an much needed. De2009
Southern - SEA Anon, tae sudden silence won,2015
Central - GLA An then, tae sudden silence won, In fancy they pursue 2014
Doric - NNB Anon, till sudden silence won, In fancy they pursue 2014
Central - WCE owk being paid handsomely tae silence wur ain voices, tellin’ us 2017