Example sentences of "stop [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | many and I 've stopped eating them at Christmas when I brought them and I started eating them again . |
| 2 | I hung up the plastic sheet I had left soaking , rolled away those that had dried , scrubbed dried plaster from the table with the special remover , and wondered wearily how much longer it would be before the scent of wet plaster stopped reminding me of Marcus . |
| 3 | Gratitude that the Scottish Football Association and Scottish Rugby Union have apparently stopped insulting us with Scotland the Brave is not reason enough to allow them to inflict ‘ the people 's choice ’ upon us . |
| 4 | Stop putting it on Helena |
| 5 | It 's just that we 've received soooooo many queries asking ‘ when ’ , ‘ who ’ and ‘ … how much ’ that we 've decided to give you the full story here ( maybe NOW you 'll stop inundating us with begging letters ! ) |
| 6 | The Samaritans have threatened to call in the police if I do not stop pestering them with phone calls , and Alcoholics Anonymous refuse to come out for a drink and discuss my problem . |
| 7 | ‘ You just said that so I 'd stop teasing you about Tom Russell . ’ |
| 8 | I guess his leaving coincided with my dad stopping taking me to Elland Road so maybe I 'm just been sentimental for the happy days when I could get a parentr to pay for the tickets ! ! |
| 9 | She also wants him to stop phoning her at home and for him to be banned from entering or trespassing on her property or on the actual road . |
| 10 | Squatting to hug the two kids , fussing with Frieda 's collar , unable to stop holding her in relief . |