Example sentences of "[noun prp] come to a halt " in BNC.

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1 Meredith came to a halt by the florists and stared mistrustfully into the window .
2 Lucenzo came to a halt .
3 As Ross came to a halt just inside the open french windows , their silk curtains billowing softly in the light breeze , the dark evening sky outside provided a dramatic background to his tall , broad-shouldered figure .
4 Then the Land-Rover came to a halt beside a rough jetty made of stacked boulders tied down with fencing wire , and there , backed against the cliff a short way above us , was the cottage .
5 Mr Lewis came to a halt and for a moment seemed at a loss as to how he should go on .
6 When Greg came to a halt outside Meadowbanks the scene was lurid , gloomy , terrifying .
7 Charlie came to a halt outside 147 Chelsea Terrace .
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