Example sentences of "she stopped [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I 'm sick of seeing what it 's doing to Peter — ’ She stopped and took a breath . |
| 2 | Elizabeth began to laugh but seeing his expression , she stopped and studied his face . |
| 3 | She stopped and jabbed at O'Hara 's machine with her umbrella . |
| 4 | She stopped and looked at the garden ; inside the square was a circle of flower beds . |
| 5 | She stopped and looked at him . |
| 6 | She stopped and looked at Shirley . |
| 7 | She stopped and looked at the other three who were scrutinising her in amused silence . |
| 8 | Finally , exhausted , she stopped and looked up . |
| 9 | In the hall , she stopped and looked about her . |
| 10 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 11 | Where the lawn ended she stopped and looked out across the bay , scanning the water for any sign of life . |
| 12 | When the woman reached the centre of the bridge , she stopped and looked around anxiously . |
| 13 | She stopped and looked at him . |
| 14 | ‘ Also — ’ She stopped and looked up , and Snodgrass said , ‘ Someone 's coming . ’ |
| 15 | She was borne away from the lights , and on the stretch of darker pavement , she stopped and looked all round . |
| 16 | She stopped and looked at him delightedly . |
| 17 | She stopped and looked full face into the mirror , as if , among the distorted outlines of the bar she was standing in as it stretched far into the mirror-room that swallowed it up and pulled it into strange shapes , she was looking for something not apparent in the real room . |
| 18 | When she got to the large graph that shows the state of the church-roof appeal , she stopped and looked down at the waiting crowds as if she was a victorious politician looking down on her compliant voters . |
| 19 | But once inside the consulting room she stopped and looked towards the desk behind which was sitting a strange man , a young man . |
| 20 | She stopped and looked to the side , and when she did n't continue , he said , ‘ He 's tried to commit suicide ? ’ |
| 21 | Franz pulled Therese 's arm through his and began to lead her up the track towards the car park , but she stopped and looked back . |
| 22 | She stopped and planted her stiletto heels in a puddle of mud . |
| 23 | She stopped and gazed intently down . |
| 24 | He knew that she stopped and stared at the sea or the sky far too much these days . |
| 25 | Matilda followed her , but just inside the doorway of the so-called sitting-room she stopped and stared around her in absolute amazement . |
| 26 | She stopped and stared at her own face in the mirror . |
| 27 | ‘ I — ’ She stopped and stared at him . |
| 28 | Then she started running wildly through the streets , and when she was exhausted she stopped and burst into tears . |
| 29 | She stopped and glanced quickly at Edward . |
| 30 | She stopped and bit her lip anxiously . |