Usage of "minutes silence"

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Period of silent contemplation, prayer, reflection, or meditation at a gathering, often as a gesture of respect in mourning.

Usage of minutes silence in English

For several minutes silence reigned, and then at last the other spoke. 
 The Pit Prop Syndicate 

One minutes silence was also held before kickoff, in memory of Iosefo. 
 Radio NZ 

For a few minutes silence reigned, whilst I thought and inwardly prayed. 
 Fifteen Years with the Outcast 

For a few minutes silence reigned, as the two stood there. 
 Jess of the Rebel Trail 

For a few minutes silence reigned as we shoveled food into our mouths. 
 Nocturnal 

Rising, I paced the floor, and for a few minutes silence fell between us. 
 The Leavenworth Case 

His voice choked, and for a few minutes silence reigned. 
 The Lost City 

After a few minutes silence, Fix resumed: "You left London hastily, then?" 
 Around the World in Eighty Days 

People observe a two minutes silence in memory of the victims of the London bombings 
 The Irish Times 

For five minutes silence reigned in the little room. 
 The Grell Mystery 

After waiting for ten minutes silence was again obtained, and Butterwick began a second time. 
 Elbow-Room: A Novel Without a Plot 

After a few minutes silence, quick steps came along the passage, and the door of No. 
 Border and Bastille 

All matches played in round four will observe a minutes silence as a sign of respect. 
 Radio NZ 

After a few minutes silence the patient said:- 
 Indian Ghost Stories / Second Edition 

For some minutes silence was again the rule. 
 The Blind Spot 

For a full ten minutes silence again reigned. 
 The Minister of Evil: The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal ... 

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Meanings of minutes silence in English