Example sentences of "when [pron] [was/were] stopped [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew she 'd better be told , otherwise she 'd get a bonnie fright when she was stopped at the paydesk and accused of shoplifting . |
| 2 | Sean Thompson , 52 , was more than twice over the limit when he was stopped on the way home from the station . |
| 3 | As a US diplomat tells it , ‘ He was driving from Lilongwe [ the Malawian capital ] to Lusaka when he was stopped near the border by police . |
| 4 | He conceded 12lb and paid the penalty when he was stopped in the third round . |
| 5 | After winning his first 13 fights , Ferguson 's career slump started when he was stopped in the 10th round by former contender Carl Williams in August 1985 . |
| 6 | He realised his mistake when he was stopped by the gates of Parliament Buildings at Stormont and turned back . |
| 7 | ‘ When he was stopped by the police at the roadside and given the breath test he was convinced he was going to fail and lose his licence . |