Example sentences of "she stopped [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She stopped and jabbed at O'Hara 's machine with her umbrella .
2 She stopped and looked at the garden ; inside the square was a circle of flower beds .
3 She stopped and looked at him .
4 She stopped and looked at Shirley .
5 She stopped and looked at the other three who were scrutinising her in amused silence .
6 She stopped and looked at him .
7 She stopped and looked at him delightedly .
8 She stopped and looked to the side , and when she did n't continue , he said , ‘ He 's tried to commit suicide ? ’
9 In the hall , she stopped and looked about her .
10 But once inside the consulting room she stopped and looked towards the desk behind which was sitting a strange man , a young man .
11 He knew that she stopped and stared at the sea or the sky far too much these days .
12 She stopped and stared at her own face in the mirror .
13 ‘ I — ’ She stopped and stared at him .
14 Matilda followed her , but just inside the doorway of the so-called sitting-room she stopped and stared around her in absolute amazement .
15 Then she started running wildly through the streets , and when she was exhausted she stopped and burst into tears .
16 She stopped and blushed at the stupidity of the question , adding quickly , ‘ You work here in the village , of course . ‘
17 She stopped and sat on the grass verge .
18 Suddenly she stopped and turned to me .
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