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‘A silence can be comfortable.’

[⟨det silence.n⟩ comfortable.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Ok, the silence was more comfortable. “I uh… what? “Duo blurted, his brain trying to catch up with his mouth. “You have a nice body. “Heero repeated. “I heard you the first time, Heero.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Their silence was comfortable.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They sat in comfortable silence for a while, content to watch the others splashing and laughing in the water.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Usually the silence between him and Luke was comfortable and calming, but for some reason there seemed to be an underlying tension in the air which downright baffled Noah.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Our silence is comfortable.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They both fell into a comfortable silence with Speed trying very hard not to chuckle while they continued to walk through the lab.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The silence was comfortable, easy, and it made Ewan feel at peace.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

There was another comfortable silence and then the orb that was charmed to help them monitor Sabrina’s sleep turned white to show that she was waking up.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The silence now was comfortable, even companionable, where it had previously been irritating.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They fell into a comfortable silence, and Rose felt her eyes beginning to close.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They sat in comfortable silence, John attending to Paul’s hands as best he could.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The three read in comfortable silence for some time, until Severus broke it.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

That said, it’s nice to have a lot of people in a house that has settled into comfortable silence.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The silence was comfortable.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Yoochun grumbles a bit but settles down behind him anyway. x They watch the match in comfortable silence.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Jon stares out the window and wonders if the silence is comfortable or uncomfortable because he reallycan *n’t tell.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Dale says, eventually, because silences when you’re high are comfortable and pleasant and sometimes lead to makeouts, but silences when you’re drinking tea are just awkward,?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The group of 6 ate in a comfortable silence, eyes glued to the television while they watched movies and ate.
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Queried on 2013-05-19.