Example sentences of "stop [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He only just stopped himself in time . |
| 2 | He stopped himself from looking at any of them and stuffed them into his waste-paper basket . |
| 3 | I mean , she — ’ Then he stopped himself , abruptly . |
| 4 | Gazzer nearly started his next sentence with ‘ Use your brains ! ’ but he stopped himself , just in time . |
| 5 | ‘ He stopped himself abruptly . |
| 6 | He then stopped himself in mid-sentence and claimed he had been joking . |
| 7 | He was about to tell the Headmaster the Bookman had a whole box of questions in his home but stopped himself in time . |
| 8 | He had nearly said stupid and stopped himself in time . |
| 9 | Then he stopped himself and Loppe and said , ‘ I am glad . |
| 10 | ‘ Ent you never … ’ but he stopped himself . |
| 11 | TREE surgeon Robin Teasdill , 34 , stopped himself from bleeding to death by holding the main artery of his leg together for 15 minutes . |
| 12 | He began haltingly to explain , but stopped himself . |
| 13 | Another superb serve led to no more than a defensive return from Sampras and Forget was so confident that the American would not be able to return his first volley that he only just stopped himself from throwing his racket into the air as he started to dance for joy along with the crowd . |
| 14 | Several times he almost stopped himself , but it felt so good to be unburdened that he let his tongue defy his better judgement . |
| 15 | Troy was going to reply immediately , but he stopped himself . |
| 16 | Henry hummed the piano part without thinking and then stopped himself because he had meant to argue . |
| 17 | He was about to add that 's how the old man made all his money , but he stopped himself in time . |
| 18 | If so he wonders if the patient needs to cry and has for some reason stopped himself . |
| 19 | Charles just stopped himself from saying ‘ Reet nice ’ . |
| 20 | Rosenthal was about to ask something further , but then he stopped himself and said , ‘ Do n't tell me . ’ |
| 21 | He just stopped himself from reacting angrily . |
| 22 | He just stopped himself from adding , ‘ We were n't looking for anything . ’ |
| 23 | He was on the point of kissing that tempting mouth , but stopped himself . |
| 24 | With an effort he stopped himself from adding , ’ I hope ! ’ |
| 25 | He stopped himself . |
| 26 | He stopped himself . |
| 27 | Then Coffin stopped himself . |
| 28 | Jay sprawled on the floor , sipped wine , stopped herself grabbing Lucy 's grabbable ankles , held herself back . |
| 29 | Pink riding hats , turquoise waistcoats , stetsons ( Jane just stopped herself from asking where the corks were ) and they wore all these glories even when they were mucking out . |
| 30 | Agnes again stopped herself from yelling , ‘ How do I know ! ’ and she was about to say , ‘ You should have thought about this before , ’ but this would have been a stupid reply , for when that urge was tearing at your body and there was a way of getting rid of it , would one stop to think ? |