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could hear a pin drop

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you could hear a pin drop
to be extremely quiet The new sound-proof lab is so well designed, you can hear a pin drop. You could have heard a pin drop for a full minute after every song and then the audience would clap wildly.
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Nevertheless, this was another captivating performance from the New Englander, ensuring broken hearts were mended during Trouble, and that you could hear a pin drop during the lazily-strummed Let It Be Me.
With his son and daughter joining players past and present on the pitch you could hear a pin drop - and the tribute wasn't cut short as it is so often - it lasted over a full minute.
Real estate activity is so quiet you could hear a pin drop right now but a recent off-market transaction in SoHo has made a little noise in this silent market.
 
 
 
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