She paused to give him a long study, working upward.

He paused long enough to give importance to his next few words.

He paused to give his words time to sink in, then added.

He paused just long enough to give her an opening.

Use pauses to give the person time to process what you're saying.

At the door, he paused to give me a questioning look.

HE paused to give his small companion a hand up.

He paused to give me a chance to comment on that.

She paused to give the map one more long look.

The people who passed by, sometimes pausing to give them money, were the others.