Example sentences of "[adj] to stop [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Pleased to meet you , ’ Bobby Coul held tightly on to her gloved hands , as much to stop himself from falling as anything else . |
| 2 | All the same it was n't easy to stop herself from wondering if he too was having difficulties in not remembering what had happened over the last forty-eight hours . |
| 3 | I had to concentrate very hard to stop myself from running screaming out of the flat . |
| 4 | With Julius , though , it had always been so very physical , and she had n't been able to stop herself from responding to that great flood of passion . |
| 5 | Besides , now that she had stopped walking she did n't seem to be able to stop herself from shivering . |
| 6 | It is that he is criminally insane — unable to stop himself from sexually abusing women he has lured with his position or his charm , and sometimes overpowered with drugs . |
| 7 | They seemed to express her own helplessness , for it was true : she had been unable to stop herself from falling in love , and even now , underneath all the adulation and the triumph of her public life , her love was as rock-solid — and as hopeless — as ever . |
| 8 | They finally left , with Consuelo unable to stop herself from running to the door when she heard the sound of a big , powerful expensive engine being started . |