Example sentences of "she stopped for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes she stopped for hours to gaze across the sea , to peer between rocks , to watch an osprey ride the thermals . |
| 2 | She stopped for a moment and took a deep breath before checking the next crate . |
| 3 | She stopped for breath and a laugh and I said , ‘ Nell , if Bill Baudelaire asks you if I 'm here , just say yes , do n't say where . ’ |
| 4 | She stopped for a second to point something out to the Doctor . |
| 5 | She took her notepad from the pocket of her apron as she went , and at the doorway she stopped for a moment as if to gather herself . |
| 6 | She stopped for a moment , and put her shoes back on for walking on the hard tarmac . |
| 7 | She stopped for a moment , as if the basket were overburdening her , and put it down . |
| 8 | She stopped for a moment to brush the dust from her hands and clothes and set off back to the house . |
| 9 | But on the way she noticed a crowd listening to a preacher and she stopped for a while to join them . |
| 10 | She stopped for a moment , and gazed at it with pleasure , and saw how huge it was , surging against the rocks with far more power and energy than it had in the shelter of the estuary , flinging plumes of spray about in a reckless manner and dragging back to gather itself for the next rush forward . |
| 11 | She stopped for a breath and took a step nearer her mother . |
| 12 | She stopped for a moment to get her bearings . |
| 13 | She stopped for a minute and looked out at the fields . |
| 14 | At the door , she stopped for the last time . |
| 15 | She stopped for a moment . |
| 16 | Ruth drove on to Puerto de Sóller where she stopped for refreshment on the seafront where trams rumbled behind her . |
| 17 | She stopped for a moment , then said suddenly , ‘ Let's look them up in the veterinary register and see roughly how old they are , judging from the year they qualified . ’ |
| 18 | She stopped for a moment and eyed Sophie thoughtfully . |
| 19 | And I honestly think that was the only reason that she stopped for Pete . |