Example sentences of "stop [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it became obvious that the UTP had failed , Baragumu stopped being political . |
| 2 | I stopped being complacent when Rose was delivered into my care . ’ |
| 3 | It is now widely acknowledged ( except by saddoes ) that Dr Who stopped being good after Jon Pertwee in 1974 — but that makes 11 glorious years of top-class , home-spun cheap thrills in out space — a reign untouched by later , more sophist TV sci-fi . |
| 4 | ‘ He stopped being friendly ? ’ |
| 5 | Sir , when did it stopped being compulsory for you to have a tetanus jab ? |
| 6 | You stopped being angry with them and held back your furious rage . |
| 7 | Nails , getting the taste of it , stopped being terrified and began to keep his eyes open long enough to judge the thoroughbred 's stride as he approached a jump and to know when he was going to stand off and when he was going to put a quick one in . |
| 8 | When do you think that that erm stopped being popular ? |
| 9 | Not that they stopped being scared at once , that first , frightened time . |
| 10 | And , like a little child , he stopped being careful and tense for a moment and said what was in his head , quite simply . |
| 11 | I stopped being blind as my feet squelched over marshy ground where common spotted orchids grew to pick my way across medieval ridge-and-furrow pasture . |
| 12 | ‘ He never stopped being funny . |
| 13 | It took him only a few weeks to realise that not all saddles hurt , but he never stopped being difficult in his mouth and was rarely eager to please . |
| 14 | And it 's time you stopped being afraid of life . ’ |
| 15 | Stop being stupid , she adjured herself , annoyed by her own twitchiness . |
| 16 | Do n't build your hopes up on anything will you please and stop being stupid |
| 17 | ‘ Then stop being nosy . ’ |
| 18 | She had come to the conclusion that if giving up Brentwoods and moving to the country was what Brian wanted , then perhaps she ought to go along with it , stop being selfish . |
| 19 | ‘ Stop being melodramatic , Prentice ; it does n't suit you . |
| 20 | Stop being perverse . |
| 21 | But also there you can ministers because minis er churches they count for more than two years stop being central funds and therefore , if we had too many |
| 22 | When I stop being useful , she 'll ignore me . |
| 23 | ‘ Please stop being angry with me , ’ Doreen pleaded in a wheedling tone , rubbing her hand along his arm . |
| 24 | Stop being cheeky you . |
| 25 | ‘ Stop being fanciful . |
| 26 | stop being confrontational , it 's more to do with erm , you know , I think he actually wants sympathy from him . |
| 27 | ‘ Stop being afraid , Maggie , ’ he said softly . |
| 28 | Stop being wishy washy and evasive , Bill , do you like LA or not ? |
| 29 | You can get so lost trying to please so many people that you stop being true to yourself . |
| 30 | Now give me a piece of that fruit cake and stop being silly . |