Example sentences of "we stopped for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we stopped for a picnic lunch we were pestered by a cheeky jackdaw which squabbled with seagulls for its share in the scraps of our sandwiches . |
| 2 | We stopped for a breather at Porthmelgan , a small sheltered beach tucked in on the south of the headland , before starting down the hill to look at the outline of St David 's Head with its craggy 500 million year old rocks . |
| 3 | Before reaching the summit we stopped for a snack at Dock Tarn , sure one of the most underestimated spots in the Lakes . |
| 4 | Mid-way , after a long , hard time , we stopped for a rest — at least , as much of a rest as you can get standing in knee-deep water unable to put down your rucsac . |
| 5 | We 'd have got here sooner only we stopped for a bite of something . |
| 6 | That is until we stopped for a toilet break in a lay-by , when the howling gale and torrential rain lashed our naked bottoms like a Cabinet minister in a Soho sauna , and made me glad to be back in the car beside the sleeping-bags . |
| 7 | We stopped for a few hours in Aberdeen , long enough to allow Father to take us to see the house we had lived in until 1939 : Stranathro , at Muchalls , perched high on the cliffs by the road to Stonehaven . |
| 8 | We stopped for a snack and were introduced to gorp ( good old raisins and peanuts ) , rather like a trail mix for energy . |
| 9 | After battling winds and rain across the lake we stopped for a nutritious lunch and continued to battle our way to our second night 's camp . |
| 10 | ‘ We stopped for a swim near Tala-Tala . |
| 11 | The bubbling song of whimbrel mingled with the excited yelping of breeding redshank could be heard whenever we stopped for a break . |
| 12 | We stopped for a while and , leaving Billy well secured outside with Pat , took our headlamps and torches and walked into the level . |