Example sentences of "to stop [pn reflx] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There are a lot of other things we can do to stop ourselves thinking about her ! |
| 2 | Pascoe tried to stop himself stiffening to a seated attention position and could n't quite manage it . |
| 3 | Sometimes , when he passed those gigantic hoardings advertising Hollywood films with vast drawings of pouting female lips , it was all he could do to stop himself wanking on the spot . |
| 4 | She would take it with her , use it as a charm to stop herself weakening in her resolve to uncover the truth , even though it might be unpalatable . |
| 5 | She stumbled on the steady stone of the platform , and put a hand out to stop herself slamming into the curved wall . |
| 6 | She does not deny that she wished she possessed it but knows she would not be able to stop herself falling into evil if she were to accept his offer . |
| 7 | Once or twice I started swinging very badly , but as I was using my only hand to stop myself bleeding to death , I was unable to do anything about it . |
| 8 | I feel like taking a pinger to parties to stop myself talking to anyone 's husband longer than two minutes . |
| 9 | Even now I 'm struggling to stop myself going for a jaunt around the room though I know this will inevitably lead to me lying on my bed or sitting on the floor in a mesmerised , trancelike way and staring into nothingness as if stoned . |
| 10 | I am talking not about someone working in an office for a couple of hours but about men working 3,000 ft underground in heat of up to 120 deg , who must swallow salt tablets to stop themselves fainting during their shifts . |
| 11 | This normal pattern of development , however , can be delayed by poor management or parents ' inability to stop themselves responding to crying and screaming . |
| 12 | First , it 's hard to stop oneself looking at the scene , it 's so fascinating . |