The general noise and hubbub slowly resumed, but nowhere near as loud or as lively as before.

The noise in the room gradually resumed its former level, though several men had left the tavern to inspect the beer on the bullock cart.

He surmised that the noise emanated from the street and resumed his conversation.

When the noise of the motor did not resume, Hildrow's henchman decided that the plane must have been further away than he supposed.

But the noise resumed, fierce and urgent.

The scraping noise had resumed; Frank added, "What's Willis up to?"

The creaking noise resumed overhead, the steady squeak of the bed in the room above them.

The voice stopped and the rasping noise resumed its rhythmic scratching.

The noise and laughter resumed in a burst.

But they hadn't, and the noises had resumed within a very short time, remaining at a constant level until dawn.