Example sentences of "stop [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I 'd wondered if some women who 'd stopped me on the path had taken it . |
| 2 | ‘ They stopped me at the border and arrested me . ’ |
| 3 | I used to smile at the people who stopped me in the street , not knowing what they wanted at first , until I discovered that there were actually beggars in London . |
| 4 | Once , this woman from an agency stopped me in the street and offered me a job and I travelled to Manchester to her agency , but they said : you 'd need to lose a few pounds , and get rid of this spot , and things like that ; and I thought : I ca n't be bothered . |
| 5 | Two weeks later , to my horror , Mr Taylor stopped me in the corridor and asked me if I 'd consider doing another talk — to another class . |
| 6 | there for three pairs which was just as well I stopped you on the last one . |
| 7 | ‘ And , lady — ’ His voice stopped her at the door . |
| 8 | He stopped her with the threat of his drawn knife and she sorrowfully sang : |
| 9 | He stopped her in the corridor , and told her what to do . |
| 10 | Nick stopped her inside the door . |
| 11 | Rebels stopped him at the airport but his whereabouts were not known last night . |
| 12 | Out in the dark cold hall she stopped him at the foot of the stairs . |
| 13 | I lifted the receiver and listened and it must have been the expression on my face which stopped him in the doorway . |
| 14 | The man came back from the bank in a van and the other men stopped it at the gate and grabbed the money . ’ |
| 15 | Rust manoeuvred his wheelchair out from behind the desk and stopped it in the centre of the room . |
| 16 | They stopped it in the end did n't they ? |
| 17 | Doris stopped us in the hall when we came in , loaded down under a small tree and a carrier-bag full of bits and pieces we 'd seen and liked , and , inevitably in our mood of reckless gaiety , bought . |
| 18 | And I did n't know about the drugs until the Customs launch stopped us in the bay . |
| 19 | You know , every week pop fans stop me on the street , the noo . |
| 20 | You know , every week pop fans stop me on the street , the noo . |
| 21 | ‘ You know , when they stop me in the street , at least half of them call me Mr Darcy . |
| 22 | She thinks she has learned to control it but the label sticks : ‘ Policemen still stop me in the street and say : ‘ Hello Janet , who have you hit today ? ’ ’ . |
| 23 | People stop me in the street , badger me |
| 24 | I mean , if the police stop you on the motorway , you know you 're for it , whether you 've done anything or not . |
| 25 | The girl comes round here doing a survey , she came round one day and we were civil to her , and just answered questions , you know the way they stop you in the street . |
| 26 | The Post Office has promised to unravel this confusion several times and stop it to the point of taking special care to check mail to The Groves . |
| 27 | I ought to have stopped you in the beginning — I ought to have walloped you good and hard instead of hiding the things and pretending I did n't know anything about it . |
| 28 | ‘ They 're all over us in the air , and we ca n't stop them on the ground . |
| 29 | I did n't think he 'd do that , because we 'd had problems before , because of the black and white thing , There 's a lot of people who will just stop you in the street . |
| 30 | There was a moment , as she felt the release from the flimsy protection of her undergarments , when it seemed as if something yet might stop him in the tidal wave of passion , but his intention overwhelmed any such hesitation , and with a moan of desire she put herself entirely into his hands . |