Example sentences of "[pron] stopped for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | The flat Polish landscape stretched away into the marshes to the south-east , and I stopped for a moment and stared towards them . |
| 2 | She stopped for a moment and took a deep breath before checking the next crate . |
| 3 | She took her notepad from the pocket of her apron as she went , and at the doorway she stopped for a moment as if to gather herself . |
| 4 | She stopped for a moment , and put her shoes back on for walking on the hard tarmac . |
| 5 | She stopped for a moment , as if the basket were overburdening her , and put it down . |
| 6 | She stopped for a moment to brush the dust from her hands and clothes and set off back to the house . |
| 7 | She stopped for a moment , and gazed at it with pleasure , and saw how huge it was , surging against the rocks with far more power and energy than it had in the shelter of the estuary , flinging plumes of spray about in a reckless manner and dragging back to gather itself for the next rush forward . |
| 8 | She stopped for a moment to get her bearings . |
| 9 | She stopped for a moment . |
| 10 | She stopped for a moment , then said suddenly , ‘ Let's look them up in the veterinary register and see roughly how old they are , judging from the year they qualified . ’ |
| 11 | She stopped for a moment and eyed Sophie thoughtfully . |
| 12 | It stopped for a moment , then went quietly into the long grass and disappeared for ever . |
| 13 | He stopped for a moment , the crumpled sheet of prescription pad on his knee , and wondered whether Donald was really worth all this effort . |
| 14 | He stopped for a moment and looked around for Zach . |
| 15 | He stopped for a moment and gazed about him . |
| 16 | He stopped for a moment , turning over a new possibility . |
| 17 | When he stopped for a moment to wipe the sweat from his brow , Trung laid a cautionary hand on his arm . |
| 18 | At the door he stopped for a moment and looked back , but then he turned and went out without another word . |
| 19 | How dare you patronize me , how dare you flaunt yourself at me when you know — ’ he stopped for a moment and shook his head . |
| 20 | A glint of bright intelligence appeared in Cyril Causeley 's eyes as he stopped for a moment in his upward progress , and looked down at Greg : ‘ Ah , well — in this business you have to see the way the wind is blowing . |
| 21 | He stopped for a moment , deep in thought . |