His wife sat down and, after a brief hesitation, he followed her example.

After a brief hesitation she slid into the chair across from him again.

After a brief hesitation, he drives off in his van.

After only a brief hesitation he crossed the grass to them.

After a brief hesitation, she took it and he pulled her toward him.

There was a brief hesitation, and then the voice said, "Wait."

He knows little of my family's traditions, and allowed the thing after only a brief hesitation.

"I've brought in some coffee," she said after a brief hesitation.

The brief hesitation before his reply told me all I needed to know.

I'll tell you later, Nicole said after a brief hesitation.