Example sentences of "he paused [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He paused outside the door . |
| 2 | He thought of that remark now , as he paused outside the house . |
| 3 | He paused outside the side entrance of the cathedral . |
| 4 | He paused outside the doors , taking stock of his men , careful not to give any sign of his thoughts . |
| 5 | He paused at a street corner and tried to come to a decision . |
| 6 | He paused at the foot of the stairs to look up at her . |
| 7 | As he paused at the exit she then ran to the front of the car and stretched her arms across its bonnet . |
| 8 | Even Brian thought this was going too far : he paused at the door and turned , looking at her , puzzled . |
| 9 | He tilted his head as he paused at the door . |
| 10 | He paused at the threshold , squinting at the sky . |
| 11 | For a moment he paused at the threshold , but then turned back inside , taking in the sight of an ivory chess set , a small telescope , a number of small fluted carvings , and the fine hangings adorning the wall , observing everything with a cocked head as if listening for something . |
| 12 | Later he paused at the top of the shorter flight of steps until he was sure it was safe to pass the Bogeyman 's door , then tip-toed along the corridor to his room . |
| 13 | He paused at the word and looked around the table . |
| 14 | He paused at the counter struggling with the straps of his shopping bag as he laid his self-regulated three weekly books on the counter . |
| 15 | He paused at the bedroom door but the vague shape amid the bedclothes did not speak or stir . |
| 16 | But if we are free citizens ’ — he paused on the word , feeling it alien but unable to think of another — ‘ if we are not slaves , we must have liberty to say ‘ No , we have no dispute with France — we have business here at home which matters more than anything else on earth — we will not learn to play with swords , or blow out brains with bullets . ’ |
| 17 | She allowed him to lead her back to the living-room , her defences momentarily lapsed so that when he paused on the threshold to slide an arm around her waist and draw her into his embrace she was too shocked to remonstrate . |
| 18 | When he left an hour later , he paused on the steps to wave to the still-waiting crowd . |
| 19 | He paused on the footpath , and barked , urging the animals to hurry along . |
| 20 | He paused for a while , before saying , ‘ We are prepared to give you a month 's trial . ’ |
| 21 | He paused for a while to compose himself then staggered down to the porter 's lodge . |
| 22 | In the main street he paused for a rest . |
| 23 | Once when Guntram was out hunting he paused for a rest , and while he was sleeping a dragon climbed out of his mouth , crossed a neighbouring stream , vanished , returned and climbed back . |
| 24 | He paused for a second , staring into the fire . |
| 25 | He concluded his little lecture with jovial self-approval , and then , standing by the open door , he paused for a second and said : ‘ Sounds cynical , all that , I suppose . |
| 26 | He paused for a minute . |
| 27 | It 's a very personal way of thinking and writing which we have encountered several times already , and which now , twenty-seven years after that letter to his brother , appears most insistently with Raskolnikov as he Paused for a moment to take breath , to collect himself , and to enter as a man ’ and tell the police who it was killed the old money-lender and her sister . |
| 28 | He paused for a moment , ‘ Not as exciting as the landing on the morning of 6th June ? ’ |
| 29 | He paused for a moment . |
| 30 | He paused for a moment . |