The plague resulted in a prolonged pause in the growth of Bristol's population, with numbers remaining at 10,000-12,000 through most of the 15th and 16th centuries.

After a prolonged pause, Mr. Trotta said, "Everyone is expected to be chaste."

After a prolonged pause the Caleban said, "Changing circumstances convey variable relationships.

There was a rather prolonged pause.

After a prolonged pause, another vista appeared through the mist.

After each prolonged pause, Eagle would turn and pace impatiently across the purplish, tufted carpeting.

There had been a prolonged pause on the Washington line.

It might be forever or a prolonged pause, who knows, but we're all still great friends and will always remain so.

At times there would be a prolonged pause; at other times the signals would overlap.

A prolonged pause followed.