Example sentences of "and [conj] [pron] [modal v] stop [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if you could stop them laughing so … so raucously all night and … and' ’ |
| 2 | As it changed from green to amber the current intensified sharply and before he could stop himself Graham instinctively jerked his hand off the pad . |
| 3 | And before he could stop himself some part of his brain that had nothing to do took control of his mouth and added , ‘ Heroes , in fact . ’ |
| 4 | He dared not pull away , even though he did not want her to feel his changing body , but at this point one of her gentle caresses touched the corner of his mouth and before he could stop himself his mouth was on hers , and restrain himself as he might it was a lover 's kiss , not a friend 's . |
| 5 | He put the candle-holder down on it , then turned towards her , and before she could stop him he gave her a kiss so gentle that it hardly registered , and she stared at him , wide-eyed , put her hand to where he had saluted her , and said huskily , ‘ No , ’ although what she meant by that neither he nor she knew . |
| 6 | Marie , made unwary by her moment of optimism , and before she could stop herself , said : ‘ Did you ? |
| 7 | And before she could stop herself she blurted out , ‘ She 's just like Sylvie , is n't she ? ’ |
| 8 | And before she could stop herself she came out with it . |
| 9 | And before anyone could stop her , Katy went slap , splosh , slap with the brush . |