His silence was not bothering her on that level.

The silence bothered me, but I didn't break it; the minds of the women told me they would not have answered even if spoken to.

The silence of the musty old house hadn't bothered the girl after she had reached this room.

The silence between them did not bother him a bit, though it made her feel most awkward.

His silence bothered her a little, until she realized that she'd never really answered his question, and he might have reached the wrong conclusions.

It was a few minutes' walk from the landing field to the house, and the silence bothered the first officer.

As time ticked by, Lucas found that the silence bothered him more than the intermittent shots.

The silence bothered him more than the commotion had.

The Carson biologist scowled into the darkness behind them, as if its silence bothered her.

His silence and constraint had bothered her then not a little.