paused

The detectives are still at it, seeking to account for a period of time when Brinsley may well have paused to sit somewhere.

But asked if he would say “Merry Christmas” to someone who he knew did not celebrate the holiday, he paused for several seconds.

Asked what kind of support he got from rank-and-file Democrats, he paused before replying with a hearty laugh.

Johnson recalled that Brown paused to chat with some construction workers.

Her voice was raspy and after answering questions she paused, as if about to faint.

Goodell paused in the doorway and emitted a whistle of surprise at sight of a horse in one of the stalls.

"From what I have heard, I think I may be free to discuss this," and she paused again, with her eyes asking that she may.

He caught his breath, he paused, then stepped within on tiptoe, and the hush of four thousand years closed after him.

He paused; and hastily wrote a few lines, to say that parent still lived, and would yet proclaim himself with honour to the world.

Having paused a few seconds to recover breath, he brushed his hat with his elbow, and declared himself ready.