Example sentences of "paused at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Richard at last paused at a twist in the track he looked back to see the detective , red-faced and sweating , a hundred yards below him . |
| 2 | He paused at a street corner and tried to come to a decision . |
| 3 | Father Poole paused at a page . |
| 4 | Jean-Paul paused at a kiosk to buy a packet of Gauloises . |
| 5 | She paused at a picture on the wall , a grey and beige cubist arrangement of lines and broken planes around a torn fragment of newspaper . |
| 6 | She turned to go then paused at a shout from the foreman . |
| 7 | She raced upstairs again , paused at the door to touch her face and neck , everywhere Lucy had touched her . |
| 8 | She paused at the mantelpiece to move a small cactus a couple of inches to the left . |
| 9 | We paused at the kiosk . |
| 10 | He paused at the bedroom door but the vague shape amid the bedclothes did not speak or stir . |
| 11 | Karl paused at the first block and then started back , looking truly astonished . |
| 12 | The cortege started at from Dick 's home near the river , paused at the rowing club , then progressed along the river front past the clubs which he and his father and his uncles , cousins , and brothers had served — Vesta , Lensbury , Westminster School , Barclays and NatWest and Midland banks , and the London Rowing Club . |
| 13 | Later he paused at the top of the shorter flight of steps until he was sure it was safe to pass the Bogeyman 's door , then tip-toed along the corridor to his room . |
| 14 | He paused at the word and looked around the table . |
| 15 | She paused at the bottom of the wide stone staircase and looked up at the heavy doors of the church which had been drawn back and allowed a partial view of the dark interior of the building . |
| 16 | He paused at the threshold , squinting at the sky . |
| 17 | Crossing to the Grand Gendarme , we hardly paused at the rock step that had given us such a problem earlier . |
| 18 | She paused at the door before closing it . |
| 19 | he paused at the wooden gate to his mother 's house , squinting against the glare thrown out from the uncurtained kitchen window . |
| 20 | ‘ Kat , ma petite Kat , ’ Jacob Jardine paused at the door of Thomas Sachs ' gracious living room and looked at his daughter . |
| 21 | She sauntered from the room , paused at the door , and turned . |
| 22 | She paused at the door of the study . |
| 23 | She paused at the foot of the stairs . |
| 24 | She paused at the landing leading onto the third floor . |
| 25 | For a moment he paused at the threshold , but then turned back inside , taking in the sight of an ivory chess set , a small telescope , a number of small fluted carvings , and the fine hangings adorning the wall , observing everything with a cocked head as if listening for something . |
| 26 | Cardiff paused at the stairwell door . |
| 27 | She paused at the head of the stairs , as if expecting someone to ascend ; the house remained silent save for the creaking of settling timbers . |
| 28 | Donna paused at the bottom of the flight of steps and looked to her right and left . |
| 29 | Even Brian thought this was going too far : he paused at the door and turned , looking at her , puzzled . |
| 30 | He strode away from the table and paused at the door . |