Example sentences of "[noun] to a halt " in BNC.
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| 1 | He swerved the jeep to a halt in the village square , under a plane tree to keep it as cool as possible in the midday heat . |
| 2 | The preacher overstepped the mark when he called the Royal Mail to a halt on the moor near Bagshot . |
| 3 | On the edge of the runway Greg brought the ambulance to a halt and while they prepared to wait for the incoming aircraft , David maintained radio contact with the control tower . |
| 4 | Bodie drove recklessly down an ‘ up ’ ramp , swerved round one of the thick , concrete pillars and brought the car to a halt , facing the on-coming van . |
| 5 | Roman brought the car to a halt in front of the flats and , without waiting for him to open her door , Claudia got out and inserted her key in the lock . |
| 6 | Drawing the car to a halt by a grass verge , she slumped dejectedly over the wheel , resting her head on her hands . |
| 7 | Sabine brought the car to a halt at the side of the road . |
| 8 | She reached for her bag , her hand closing on the bunch of keys , as Jacques brought the car to a halt . |
| 9 | She turned into the drive of the Red House , and brought the car to a halt close to the front door . |
| 10 | She drew the car to a halt and pulled on the handbrake . |
| 11 | Luke drew the car to a halt in front of the house and cut the engine , turning in the seat to face her , his eyes so black that she could see tiny images of herself reflected in their depths . |
| 12 | Lindsey barely had time to catch a glimpse of colourful awnings and flower-filled terracotta pots before Niall had brought the car to a halt , cut the engine and was climbing out . |
| 13 | She was fanning her cheeks desultorily when she realised with a start that they were pulling off the road and Niall was bringing the car to a halt . |
| 14 | He brought the car to a halt outside her flat and they sat motionless , staring at a group of boys who were playing on skateboards . |
| 15 | Suddenly , it all made sense , ’ he added as he brought the car to a halt in front of her flat . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've had a great time , ’ Ashley said , thanking Vitor when he brought the car to a halt . |
| 17 | We arrived all in one piece , ’ Ashley said , as she drew the car to a halt outside the stone villa . |
| 18 | Morton slowed the speed a little , preparing to bring the boat to a halt when he needed to . |
| 19 | ‘ Whoa , me lovers … whoa … ’ bringing the carriage to a halt outside a dignified cream-painted house — Mr Loveitt 's office and chambers combined . |
| 20 | The driver eased the Mercedes to a halt in front of a boomgate a couple of hundred yards further down the road and extended his ID card to the KGB duty officer , who immediately waved them through . |
| 21 | He pulled his plodding horse to a halt outside the Griffin , still a popular pub on the Oxfordshire side of the Thames . |
| 22 | However , its immediate and total removal , or ban , could bring much of industry to a halt . |
| 23 | One afternoon , after they had been travelling together for several days , Cleo ordered Dauntless to pull Contralto to a halt . |
| 24 | It will contact your vehicle and remotely , initiate a chain of events which will ultimately bring the vehicle to a halt , enabling recovery . |
| 25 | A second later a tall , broad-shouldered figure threw open the rear door — clearly too impatient to wait for the chauffeur to bring the vehicle to a halt . |
| 26 | Lots of chatter from them suggests to the nucleus that there are too many receptors at the synapse , so it brings their manufacture to a halt . |
| 27 | They saw the big armoured car shudder to a halt and the great black beast as it left the roof and plummeted towards them . |
| 28 | A SHAKE-OUT in Hong Kong sent shudders through London yesterday and almost brought FT-SE 's record-breaking run to a halt . |
| 29 | A burst of automatic fire up front and to our left brings the column to a halt as we then squat on the wet ground and watch the tracers shoot off across the night sky . |
| 30 | Picking up the radio handset , he called the exercise to a halt . |