Things have since quieted down, but they may soon heat up again.

Later when things had quieted down, he passed close behind her chair on his way to the office.

After that things quieted down, but there was no way to get clear.

But then things quieted down and I was almost happy in a miserable sort of way.

When things quieted down enough for him to be heard, he started shouting.

"It would not have been ten or fifteen years ago, but things had quieted down recently."

Things had quieted down and I figured she was ready to make another charge.

After a few minutes, things quieted down, as our motion became apparent.

Then when things had quieted down, perhaps he could escape from the window of the laboratory.

Things quieted down, but the teams still had the final score to settle.