Example sentences of "stopped [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They stopped me at the border and arrested me . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | there for three pairs which was just as well I stopped you on the last one . |
| 6 | ‘ And , lady — ’ His voice stopped her at the door . |
| 7 | He stopped her with the threat of his drawn knife and she sorrowfully sang : |
| 8 | He stopped her in the corridor , and told her what to do . |
| 9 | Nick stopped her inside the door . |
| 10 | Rebels stopped him at the airport but his whereabouts were not known last night . |
| 11 | Out in the dark cold hall she stopped him at the foot of the stairs . |
| 12 | I lifted the receiver and listened and it must have been the expression on my face which stopped him in the doorway . |
| 13 | The man came back from the bank in a van and the other men stopped it at the gate and grabbed the money . ’ |
| 14 | Rust manoeuvred his wheelchair out from behind the desk and stopped it in the centre of the room . |
| 15 | They stopped it in the end did n't they ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | And I did n't know about the drugs until the Customs launch stopped us in the bay . |