Example sentences of "to stop [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mansell was penalised for failing to stop during the Portuguese Grand Prix and he threatened to quit if FISA , the sport 's governing body , did not remove the ban . |
| 2 | Alesi 's had been the first leading car to stop during the race and the merit in changing tyres became clear when he immediately set the fastest lap of the race . |
| 3 | Once we did not know where the Battlebus was going to stop during a tour of Suffolk until minutes before it arrived . |
| 4 | ‘ I did n't want to stop during the race because it was my first attempt at the 400 metres hurdles and I wanted to get into the junior rankings , ’ she said . |
| 5 | There is more to this speech , but this seems a good place to stop for a short and effective audition . |
| 6 | As an illustration of how it can occur , the field-worker was told of an incident in which a driver was asked to stop for failing to wear a seat-belt , upon which he sped off , necessitating a car chase , which eventually ended with two cars being wrecked and a policeman injured . |
| 7 | Maggie could tell that he would have liked to stop for a chat , that he felt sorry for her left on her own , but she lacked either her grandmother 's grace or her mother 's energy , so she did not offer him tea . |
| 8 | This would help attract passing visitors to stop for a drink or meal and would visually soften the rather bleak appearance of the exterior brickwork . |
| 9 | Then they had to stop for a rest because they were so tired . |
| 10 | ‘ Miss Morgan , would you like to stop for a minute ? |
| 11 | The man recited all the way and they were nearly late , with no time to stop for lunch . |
| 12 | They managed to get away when they persuaded the man to stop for baby food . |
| 13 | Before you visit the Church of St Clement and the Clementinum , you might like to stop for a cup of coffee at the House of the Golden Snake . |
| 14 | I loved to stop for the night but dreaded the effort of making camp . |
| 15 | Lisa had been smoking for twenty years and felt unable to stop for more than a day . |
| 16 | This is also a popular place to stop for hot drinks in winter , cold in summer or coffee and brandy any time . |
| 17 | He wanted to stop for a smoke , |
| 18 | A DRIVER sparked a major alert when he refused to stop for police because he thought patrol cars still used bells . |
| 19 | ‘ His antics have got to stop for Barnet 's sake and for football 's sake in general . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's the first time I 've ever been able to persuade Beefy to stop for treatment , ’ says Dave ‘ Rooster ’ Roberts , the new England cricket team physio who is looking after the walkers . |
| 21 | Thurne Mouth is a good place to stop for a while and there is a seat to take your weight . |
| 22 | Half way along we had to stop for a couple of hours because the ‘ road ’ had been washed away and the people who were travelling had to clear it . |
| 23 | The rats , too busy mainlining current to stop for food , wasted away to ecstatic death . |
| 24 | It was also unusual to have the batsman complain about seals swimming behind the bowler 's arm , but at least this allowed us to stop for drinks even more often than we had done the day before . |
| 25 | He always stayed close when they were approaching a service station , because he knew that sooner or later , they 'd have to stop for fuel . |
| 26 | Likely you 'll not want to stop for a cup of tea ? |
| 27 | We 'll drive until we find somewhere to stop for the night . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm going to have to stop for a while , Donna , ’ she said finally . |
| 29 | ‘ I had to stop for a quick drink on the way home with John Dyson , ’ he said . |
| 30 | The bird brought her food , dropping it into her mouth so that she should not have to stop for the nourishment she needed in order to have enough strength to carry on . |