Her silence had taken him beyond wonder to suspicion.

The silence had taken on an oppressive life of its own.

The speed and silence of the creature's abrupt appearance had taken even him by surprise.

Instantly a silence and a quiet shuffling of position took place in the room.

But now, while Paul is a powerless child, silence takes on the dimensions of a frightening nightmare.

'The silence does take some getting used to,' he agreed.

The silence dragged on, until Tonya took it as an answer.

Quite suddenly the bells stopped and an enormous silence took the place of the wild ringing.

But the terrible silence took hold of Nelson, too, and no words came.

His silence did not take him from the headlines.