The doctor examined the document very deliberately, during a painful pause.

There's a painful pause as Keeley glares at me.

Then there's a painful pause for investors, say Babson analysts, before a new wave of technological advances develops.

There's a long, painful pause, awkward for Nikki as she shifts gears a little.

His mouth opened, then he hung in mid-thought for a long, painful pause.

"But there is more to be said," he continued, after a pause painful to both.

He struggled for a long, painful pause, then said, "I'll sit down now."

"I know of none, sir," Major Krger said after a long, painful pause.

There was a painful pause, which was at length broken by the innocent defendant.

"Comrade Gregory," said the chairman after a painful pause, "this is really not quite dignified."