Example sentences of "stopped and [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That last hedge you jumped , ’ her father said , breaking another seemingly endless silence as he stopped and stared up at the facade of the great house . |
| 2 | He stopped and stared out of the window , across Horse Guards ' , looking suddenly weary . |
| 3 | He stopped and stared down at the floor . |
| 4 | He put the letter in his Out tray and moved on to another piece of paper , and then he stopped and went back to the first letter . |
| 5 | The night was cold and black but when he stopped and looked up between the black overhanging gables of the houses , he was pleased to see the clouds beginning to break up . |
| 6 | He stopped and looked up at the tangle of gaunt branches above him . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Where the lawn ended she stopped and looked out across the bay , scanning the water for any sign of life . |
| 9 | Edward stopped and looked out across the open sea . |
| 10 | Maud went rushing off down the corridor , but Mildred stopped and looked out of the window to see if there was any evidence of fire . |
| 11 | After a while he stopped and looked out of the window remembering what Canaris had said about Hitler . |
| 12 | Francis stopped and peered down at the complex of buildings . |