Example sentences of "stopped [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All was fine , until the Customs man stopped me at Heathrow Airport . |
| 2 | ‘ They stopped me at the border and arrested me . ’ |
| 3 | I threatened them with my knife once , after they stopped me on my bike and started pushing me around and demanding money . |
| 4 | But she stopped me with a look . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | What stopped me in my tracks was a sentence reading , ‘ The dung beetle program really can not be justified on the grounds that it is cheaper than a horse ’ . |
| 8 | The sound began before our search was completed and it stopped me in my tracks , leaving Malc to continue alone . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Anyway this woman , the problematic one , stopped me in full view of everyone and handed me this folded piece of paper . |
| 11 | The mention of Frankenstein stopped me in mid-thought . |
| 12 | She stopped me in town funny enough erm oh a good couple of weeks ago like , she says to me oh have you heard , cos I was saying about oh we 'd seen something in the shop , it was ever so nice , I said oh I 'm too fat for that she said ooh have you seen , she must be erm infat you know bloody infatuated with dieting |
| 13 | Still , that discovery never stopped me from making another collection of the glistening best ones that same night . |
| 14 | For 11 years they stopped me from coming back here . |
| 15 | There was something wrong with my mouth , which stopped me from talking properly . |
| 16 | I wish I had saved the hedgehog now , and not stood aside , and I have been wondering what stopped me from performing a natural act of sentimental kindness . |
| 17 | As Reid led the patient with the bloody head indoors , the white man turned to me , almost stopped me from going inside and said in an educated voice , ‘ Good morning , Doctor , and welcome to Koraloona . |
| 18 | Something happened that stopped me from going . |
| 19 | The same consideration stopped me from butting the animal ; I was n't going to put my face near those teeth . |
| 20 | In fact it was you I think who stopped me from pulling it up , I bought it as a , a stick from Bromley , in Bromley |
| 21 | When the two men drove away , the Garda stopped them on a routine check . |
| 22 | We 've , the protest succeeded in focusing a spotlight on this northern test site where the Soviets hope to continue nuclear testing after their own people stopped them in Khazakstan They 're rattled and they 're angry with us , and now they 're punishing us by preventing us from having direct communication with our friends and finding out that they 're safe and well . |
| 23 | When they returned with one last load Bicker stopped them -from going out for more . |
| 24 | Stopped them from what in our flats . |
| 25 | But erm we went into half time , and we were very pleased with the way things had gone , and it was just a case of trying to keep it going erm we stopped them from playing erm and then we came off the second half and everything just seemed to go wrong for us . |
| 26 | there for three pairs which was just as well I stopped you on the last one . |
| 27 | ‘ And , lady — ’ His voice stopped her at the door . |
| 28 | ‘ I am sorry , Jenna , ’ she began , but Alain stopped her at once . |
| 29 | He stopped her with the threat of his drawn knife and she sorrowfully sang : |
| 30 | She began to walk towards the door , but the Doctor stopped her with a look . |