Example sentences of "stopped [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That — ’ He stopped as a sudden little laugh escaped her . |
| 2 | She stopped as a sudden thought struck her and she looked up , removing her glasses . |
| 3 | ‘ It stopped for a piss . |
| 4 | When we stopped for a picnic lunch we were pestered by a cheeky jackdaw which squabbled with seagulls for its share in the scraps of our sandwiches . |
| 5 | We stopped for a breather at Porthmelgan , a small sheltered beach tucked in on the south of the headland , before starting down the hill to look at the outline of St David 's Head with its craggy 500 million year old rocks . |
| 6 | Before reaching the summit we stopped for a snack at Dock Tarn , sure one of the most underestimated spots in the Lakes . |
| 7 | Mid-way , after a long , hard time , we stopped for a rest — at least , as much of a rest as you can get standing in knee-deep water unable to put down your rucsac . |
| 8 | We 'd have got here sooner only we stopped for a bite of something . |
| 9 | She stopped for a moment and took a deep breath before checking the next crate . |
| 10 | That is until we stopped for a toilet break in a lay-by , when the howling gale and torrential rain lashed our naked bottoms like a Cabinet minister in a Soho sauna , and made me glad to be back in the car beside the sleeping-bags . |
| 11 | We stopped for a few hours in Aberdeen , long enough to allow Father to take us to see the house we had lived in until 1939 : Stranathro , at Muchalls , perched high on the cliffs by the road to Stonehaven . |
| 12 | He stopped for a moment , the crumpled sheet of prescription pad on his knee , and wondered whether Donald was really worth all this effort . |
| 13 | They were both astonished and Lomas stopped for a moment to stare at the floor . |
| 14 | The flat Polish landscape stretched away into the marshes to the south-east , and I stopped for a moment and stared towards them . |
| 15 | As he reached the top of the earth bank where it overlooked the ‘ Windy Ridge ’ car park , he stopped for a breather . |
| 16 | We stopped for a snack and were introduced to gorp ( good old raisins and peanuts ) , rather like a trail mix for energy . |
| 17 | After battling winds and rain across the lake we stopped for a nutritious lunch and continued to battle our way to our second night 's camp . |
| 18 | A psychological astronomer , I calculated its apogee at approximately 2 to 3 o'clock , unless of course I stopped for a drink . |
| 19 | Vern stopped for a second , then he turned and went along the drive . |
| 20 | He stopped for a moment and looked around for Zach . |
| 21 | Just outside Okehampton he stopped for a while . |
| 22 | He stopped for a red light , prepared to make a right-hand turn as soon as the arrow flicked green . |
| 23 | He stopped for a moment and gazed about him . |
| 24 | ‘ We stopped for a swim near Tala-Tala . |
| 25 | He stopped for a moment , turning over a new possibility . |
| 26 | The bubbling song of whimbrel mingled with the excited yelping of breeding redshank could be heard whenever we stopped for a break . |
| 27 | We stopped for a while and , leaving Billy well secured outside with Pat , took our headlamps and torches and walked into the level . |
| 28 | Unless he was driving across France , Preston thought , and ringing every time he stopped for a break , to make sure she was still there . |
| 29 | When they stopped for a beer rest before running through Act Two again — a fly-man was dispatched to the Oyster Bar with a hot-water jug stamped ‘ Property of Sefton General Hospital ’ — Meredith climbed into the orchestra pit to play the piano . |
| 30 | Amundsen stopped for a minute , and looked at all the men slowly . |