From the occasional murmurs the repair crew made, things seemed to be going reasonably well.

He nodded again, giving occasional murmurs of agreement.

It was very still now, with only the dripping of the trees and the occasional far-off murmur of thunder to break the silence.

Fortunately, an occasional murmur of assent was all she required.

Only the occasional murmur of a mother to a restless child broke the silence.

I heard birds, the wind in the trees, and the occasional murmur of a stream.

The scent of flowers drifted past him on the light breeze, and he could hear occasional murmurs or laughs.

Utter silence marked the third floor, except for soft music and an occasional murmur of voices from below.

He stared out at the empty veranda, filled only by the occasional murmur of voices or passing footfall.

Miles's own role seemed limited to occasional confirming murmurs about incidents of the distant past he barely remembered.