Example sentences of "stop [conj] [vb past] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 He knew that she stopped and stared at the sea or the sky far too much these days .
2 As Charlie approached the Whitechapel Road , he stopped and stared at the frantic bustle taking place all around him .
3 Agrippa stopped and looked at a lonely bird shrieking above us as if it was a devil let loose to wander this lonely wilderness .
4 She stopped and looked at the garden ; inside the square was a circle of flower beds .
5 She stopped and looked at the other three who were scrutinising her in amused silence .
6 I stopped and looked at the big house .
7 It was a very nice day out actually , and everything from serious riders who just went up and down and the most energetic one did a hundred miles , to families who treated it , took a picnic and stopped and looked at the badger tunnels .
8 She stopped and blushed at the stupidity of the question , adding quickly , ‘ You work here in the village , of course . ‘
9 Then he stopped and bowed at the waist .
10 They stopped and wondered at the crude little pageant parked outside the cottage , stroking its paintwork and prying into the winches and traps .
11 Corbett and Ranulf , riding abreast , stopped and gazed at the chaos .
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