Example sentences of "stopped [pers pn] at " 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 | ‘ And , lady — ’ His voice stopped her at the door . |
4 | ‘ I am sorry , Jenna , ’ she began , but Alain stopped her at once . |
5 | Rebels stopped him at the airport but his whereabouts were not known last night . |
6 | Out in the dark cold hall she stopped him at the foot of the stairs . |
7 | Danger of choking stopped him at that point . |
8 | The man came back from the bank in a van and the other men stopped it at the gate and grabbed the money . ’ |