Stopped Sentence Examples

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  • She stopped and gazed up at his face.

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  • She stopped and turned to face him.

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  • If you get stopped, you'll loose more time than if you go the speed limit.

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  • He stopped and turned.

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  • He stopped and drew her close again.

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  • I heard they had the airport cleared for flights now that it's stopped snowing.

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  • She stopped to wait for him, unsure whether to be happy about his presence or annoyed.

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  • Howard came in and stopped him.

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  • She stopped at the coop door and frowned.

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  • She stopped at a light and glanced at a shop to her right where some people were standing around talking.

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  • The child's eagerness and interest carry her over many obstacles that would be our undoing if we stopped to define and explain everything.

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  • He stopped, his face turning darker.

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  • The old prince stopped writing and, as if not understanding, fixed his stern eyes on his son.

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  • At some point, that stopped bugging her and became an attraction.

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  • Yancey stopped beside her and looked back down at the house.

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  • Then the saint stopped speaking and looked around him.

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  • When night came on he stopped at a pleasant roadside inn and asked for lodging.

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  • At some point, the tears stopped and sleep began.

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  • In a side street near the crossroads where the vehicles had stopped, a house and some shops were on fire.

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  • Felipa and Alondra both stopped and stared as Dulce snapped at him.

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  • She was out, dressed and fixing supper when the bus stopped to let Jonathan out.

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  • She stopped, straining to hear the conversation.

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  • She rolled over and sat up, but he stopped her with a hand on her arm.

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  • Had the carpenters stopped working on the room?

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  • More important, would there ever be a time when he stopped hiding things from her?

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  • Sarah abruptly stopped talking and smiled meekly.

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  • Spencer stopped and they all faced each other.

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  • Directly facing the place where Jim had stopped was an arched opening leading to a broad stairway.

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  • The Sawhorse stopped at the same time and stared at the other with its queer protruding eyes, which were mere knots in the log that formed its body.

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  • Very likely he has stopped to take care of them.

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  • Suddenly he stopped at the foot of a tree.

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  • But once cars improved enough, for all intents and purposes we stopped increasing their top speed.

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  • If my reasoning stopped there, you would probably start fishing around for the receipt for this book and read up on your bookseller's return policy.

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  • Two or three times we stopped to rest under a tree by the wayside.

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  • I stopped using it only after I had learned to spell the word on my fingers.

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  • After spelling half the words, she stopped suddenly, as if a thought had flashed into her mind, and felt for the napkin.

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  • He has stopped Austria's cackle and I fear it will be our turn next.

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  • She turned to go, but he stopped her with a gesture and took an uncut book from the high desk.

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  • Her brother would have taken the icon, but she stopped him.

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  • The caleche stopped in front of the regiment.

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  • Prince Andrew stopped short.

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  • Having cleared the way Denisov stopped at the end of the bridge.

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  • Prince Andrew stopped, waiting for him to come up; Prince Bagration reined in his horse and recognizing Prince Andrew nodded to him.

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  • I stopped the company.

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  • Carmen stopped at the corner, uncomfortable with the heat of the exchange, yet unwilling to interrupt.

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  • Would there be a point at which she stopped being surprised by his family?

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  • Having said that much, he stopped, appearing to have run out of conversation.

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  • He started to turn and then stopped, his expression sober.

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  • Len pulled the truck into the yard and stopped.

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  • Eventually they stopped their chatter and fell silent.

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  • He stopped at the door.

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  • But at the door he stopped and then retraced his steps.

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  • A movement behind caught her attention and she stopped.

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  • She stopped suddenly, grasping the tree with one hand.

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  • She stopped, realizing she had been the instigator of this.

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  • She was opening her mouth to respond when Yancey pulled over and stopped.

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  • He stopped, staring at her.

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  • He stopped, tugging her hand urgently as he turned toward the door.

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  • She stopped and glanced up at his flushed face.

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  • He stopped across from her.

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  • Jim stopped sometimes to rest, for the climb was rather steep and tiresome.

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  • Hearing this apology the Tiger and the Lion stopped lashing their tails and retreated with dignified steps to the side of the Princess.

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  • The accountant stopped, facing the Cossack, and examined him with attentive curiosity.

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  • Nicholas dismounted, and with Natasha and Petya, who had ridden up, stopped near the hounds, waiting to see how the matter would end.

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  • Incidents were related evidently confirming the opinion that everything was going from bad to worse, but whether telling a story or giving an opinion the speaker always stopped, or was stopped, at the point beyond which his criticism might touch the sovereign himself.

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  • Pierre stopped some thirty paces from Kutuzov, talking to Boris.

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  • When Dulce stopped talking, he said something and turned, walking away from her.

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  • He stopped thinking about the past and his gaze seemed to come to the present.

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  • She stopped, her cool gaze meeting his.

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  • Katie stopped talking and frowned at Carmen?

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  • I just think it's time I stopped leaning on everyone.

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  • An immaculate lawn stopped abruptly at the circle.

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  • Her stomach lurched again as she thought about the way the car had stopped.

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  • Once the car was stopped, he turned to her, his voice suddenly gentle.

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  • What she expected to see when she turned was Sarah's white Plymouth, but the car that stopped before the house was Allen's red Eagle Talon.

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  • He was picking up the paper and lowering his frame into a chair when he noticed she had stopped.

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  • When the music stopped, he cupped one of her elbows and led her back to their table.

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  • And yet, the mail man always stopped – or was he simply turning around?

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  • Her voice broke and she stopped, wiping her eyes.

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  • In the mean time, maybe if she stopped running, he'd stop chasing.

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  • There she stopped, staring at him.

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  • Mrs. Marsh stopped chopping the lettuce and stared at her.

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  • Suddenly he stopped and swung around.

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  • She stopped, remembering the photo on the wall in the Hertz cabin.

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  • She shot a glance at Bordeaux, who had stopped scraping on a plate.

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  • She stopped short at the wagon.

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  • Mid day they stopped for a rest.

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  • She glanced up as Bordeaux stopped beside her.

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  • Her gaze stopped on the dead Indian and her stomach lurched.

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  • She stumbled up the dune behind him and stopped when he held out a hand.

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  • With the canteens full, they started for the cave entrance and then stopped.

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  • He stopped and lifted a hand to silence her.

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  • The big bay was breathing hard when they stopped to rest.

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  • The big Indian in the lead stopped his horse and squinted up at him.

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  • He stopped, watching a group of freight wagons.

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  • The cloud stopped and she woke.

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  • After a nice warm bath and a night's sleep, she stopped in the hotel restaurant to eat breakfast.

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  • It's about time you stopped acting like a child and...

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  • As they stopped in the ranch yard, the twins bolted from the house.

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  • He stopped the buggy in front of the house and got out.

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  • After she got married and moved to Colorado the family information stopped – if you know what I mean.

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  • He lifted his brows as she stopped at his table.

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  • He stopped and turned, frowning down at her.

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  • We could have stopped any time.

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  • She stopped, suddenly aware that Cade was propped against the kitchen door jam, nursing a cup of coffee.

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  • He stopped on a small aqua envelope and frowned at the return address.

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  • She stopped at the door and caught her breath.

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  • His hands slid down her back to her waist and stopped, drawing her against his warm body.

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  • I'd travel so far and then I would be stopped by a gully or a creek.

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  • Was this the same creek they had stopped to eat lunch beside that first time?

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  • In a state of deep depression, she stopped by the social services office on the way home and picked up some literature and a form.

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  • Her heart was pounding as he stopped in front of her.

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  • I stopped by to see her on my way to the store.

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  • I knew I was losing control and I should have stopped then.

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  • He stopped abruptly and turned, his expression clearly startled until he realized it was her.

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  • Martha stopped to grab Betsy's hand, leading the way toward the cabin while Quinn and I unloaded the car.

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  • He started to move away, but I stopped him, concerned what was bothering him.

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  • Martha stopped me upstairs a little later as I was coming out of my room.

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  • I stopped at a bodega on the corner and bought a bottle of merlot.

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  • I was stopped in my tracks.

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  • We stopped briefly for a fast food lunch.

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  • Suddenly he stopped in his tracks and abruptly sat on the curb.

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  • He stopped and breathed deeply.

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  • Betsy called to her and she stopped and smiled as Betsy introduced us as interested tourists.

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  • By the time the tape stopped both Martha and Betsy were in tears.

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  • When I'd stopped for a breath, the woman asked where I was when I witnessed it and why I'd waited so long to call.

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  • You stopped Otto's next victim from being abducted.

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  • My wife and I stopped at a closed filling station in Connecticut and with Martha's notes in hand I attempted to phone the authorities.

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  • We haven't stopped and truly planned our activities.

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  • Before everyone stopped laughing, he continued.

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  • He also murdered a deputy sheriff who stopped him because the law knew his license plate from a tip.

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  • When I finally stopped, she said nothing.

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  • If he tried to follow a moving automobile, he could sometimes attach himself, if the vehicle was slow or stopped, but the act was tenuous at best.

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  • A man stopped to talk to us and tried to pat Bumpus.

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  • He stopped cold to listen.

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  • We stopped for an ice cream to compose our guest though I disliked taking the time from calling Daniel Brennan to run the license plate number we'd recorded.

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  • We waved but he never stopped to say good bye.

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  • If I was stopped by the police I could have used the escort.

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  • I stopped by you other worker's home, the LeBlancs.

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  • He's already killed a cop who stopped him down south.

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  • Jackson had stopped by for Bumpus who reluctantly jumped into the back seat like an arrested felon.

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  • They stopped looking for Annie's abductor when you were jailed for another crime.

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  • I stopped briefly enough to thank Pual who looked disappointed to be out of the drama.

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  • She peered through her eyelashes at two armed men stopped in front of her.

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  • He stopped at the door and faced her.

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  • The hairs on the back of his neck rose as she stopped in front of one and pushed the door open.

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  • But he stopped, a twinge of something akin to regret filtering through the hard layers protecting his emotions.

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  • Dusty followed his instincts to the kitchen and stopped in the doorway.

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  • She stopped at a stoplight, only for the car behind her to slide into her.

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  • They entered a quieter wing, and Jenn stopped to knock on a closed door.

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  • He stopped too close for her comfort, and she looked up at him, breathless at how handsome he was.

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  • The world around them stopped-- literally.

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  • The Watcher's grim words stopped his retort.

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  • She stopped at the edge of where the clear water dropped suddenly into impenetrable blue depths.

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  • Talon barked at her, and she realized she'd stopped walking.

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  • The air grew chilled, and she stopped again.

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  • Jonny stopped in front of him and stared.

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  • She stopped beside him and indicated the youth with her thumb.

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  • The creature's emerald eyes stopped sparkling, and his face grew long.

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  • What's been set into motion can't be stopped, but you at least have a chance if you have her.

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  • Several times she'd thought Dusty had the upper hand and could've killed the leering vamp, and several times, he'd stopped, once with a glance at his watch.

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  • He'd stopped draining her healing power, and she felt a change in his body.

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  • She stopped him, heart wrenching.

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  • She stopped and waited.

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  • The rain had stopped, and the landscape around the graveyard was dotted with reflective pools.

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  • She started to the table then stopped, unable to dismiss the feeling of the man's arms around her or what she'd felt when they touched.

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  • Yully stopped in place.

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  • Yully stopped at the end of the driveway and squeezed her eyes closed, tormented by her conscience.

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  • Jule's shaking had stopped, and he looked pale rather than flushed from a fever.

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  • She stopped in the hallway and turned.

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  • Suddenly, it stopped, and his own warm power flooded him.

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  • He stopped within arms' reach.

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  • Startled by the bond, she stopped.

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  • He stopped in front of her and gazed down at her with quiet intensity.

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  • Sensing him, the large vamp stopped walking to the fortress built into the mountain and faced him.

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  • The man in the corner of her mind stopped clawing at the edges of her thoughts and chose that moment to speak to her.

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  • She waited until they stopped and the full light of day streamed into her room before heading to the kitchen.

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  • She reached Isac's picture and stopped, looking up at Damian.

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  • Damian stopped, guilty yet too raw to confront her.

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  • I don't know how you know this, but I stopped asking questions awhile ago.

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  • Rainy started to his feet as she rose, and she stopped.

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  • We've stopped the bleeding.

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  • He stopped in her personal zone, too close, but she wasn't about to back down this time.

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  • Respect for his brother's memory stopped him.

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  • She stopped a safe distance from him, unable to reconcile the man on the phone with the man before her.

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  • She stopped and closed her eyes, seeking the home videos that normally streamed.

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  • She stopped the car before reaching them.

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  • Sofia stopped at the edge of the driveway, horrified by the bloodied and broken bodies spread across the expansive area in front of her.

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  • She started to spit it out but stopped.

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  • He didn't move as she stopped in front of him.

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  • At last, she stopped speaking and lay, exhausted.

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  • They stopped in a small command center, where one wall displayed monitors.

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  • She stopped and stared, throat tightening.

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  • Heartbroken by his return to the slave he was, Sofia was stopped from comforting him by Dustin's grip on her arm.

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  • She stopped in place as Fate's words returned her.

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  • Deidre stopped herself from pursuing.

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  • One caught sight of her and stopped.

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  • Deidre stopped fighting her body's cry for sleep and fell into a deep, dark slumber.

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  • He stopped close enough for their bodies to touch if she breathed in too deeply.

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  • Darkyn stopped where he was and lifted a hand.

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  • She stopped struggling, overcome by feelings.

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  • She stepped into her own apartment and stopped.

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  • Deidre stopped only when they were toe-to-toe and leaned into him, needing the heat and solidness of his body to quiet her distress.

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  • That I still have … she stopped.

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  • Deidre stopped his next kiss by placing her hand on his heart.

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  • She emerged on the landing and stopped to study the vial.

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  • Wynn stopped in the middle of the hallway.

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  • I never stopped loving you either, Deidre.

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  • She stopped at Jonathan's door to make sure he was ready.

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  • Destiny gradually relaxed and Carmen stopped reading.

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  • Alex stopped, pointing at something on the ground.

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  • The mare stopped straining and it receded.

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  • She stopped, her face going pale.

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  • The dog sniffed around and stopped at a large blood spot on the floor.

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  • She finally stopped retching and blew her nose.

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  • Carmen stopped the car in the drive and waited.

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  • After a while she stopped reading, staring at a picture.

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  • She continued to work at the other bed for a few minutes and then stopped, turning to Carmen.

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  • She stopped and turned around, searching his eyes for a purpose.

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  • When she did, Alex stopped and waited for her reaction.

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  • As she watched him in the mirror, he stopped behind her and surveyed her soberly.

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  • He stopped and she counted the seconds, opening her eyes when she reached 15.

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  • He typed a short sentence, and then stopped.

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  • He took her a relatively safe distance away and stopped.

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  • The bear had not turned back or even stopped.

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  • The bear stopped and stared at him, but made no move to run away.

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  • Confidence returned to Alex with his voice and the nightmares stopped.

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  • Deidre stopped in the middle of the busy sidewalk, too angry at the idea of losing her friend and doctor to care when someone jostled by her.

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  • Deidre stopped to admire bouquets being sold on a street corner.

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  • The scribbling stopped with an image that left him irritated.

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  • He stopped in front of the closed door to the massive set of chambers that were supposed to be his.

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  • He stopped in front of a door near the far corner.

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  • When she stopped, the sound of waves filled the quiet.

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  • Gabe got dressed, tying one boot as the sound of the shower stopped.

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  • His heart stopped in his chest, and for a long moment, he couldn't breathe.

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  • Gabe stopped and crossed his arms.

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  • It stopped when the call went to voicemail.

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  • She flung the door open and slammed it closed, about to run for her room, when she stopped cold.

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  • Deidre drank more of the brandy, until it stopped burning her throat, and the world grew a little less sharp around the edges.

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  • He stopped beside her, gaze on the lake that glowed green in the quiet night.

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  • Gabe approached and stopped behind her, claiming the alcohol with one hand.

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  • Her shaking stopped at his touch, the warmth of their connection and his magic soothing her.

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  • One day, she stopped.

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  • She stopped a dozen meters before the edge of the forest, wondering if there was any sort of hazard in being so close to whatever it was causing the lake to be green in the first place.

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  • He was already approaching her and stopped just before his body met hers.

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  • He felt the subtle shift and stopped on the stairwell down to the gym.

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  • He stopped trying to sort through everything.

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  • Gabriel stopped in front of her, his heat and nearness like a subtle siren song that tried to lure her closer.

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  • If I succeed, I get to … she stopped herself.

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  • She strode into the shadow world and stopped.

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  • She stopped and touched a page with her fingertip.

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  • Toby's pattering stopped, and she looked up, startled to see a massive man a few feet away.

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  • Amused, Rhyn stopped pacing and sat, staring the small creature down.

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  • She bit back an order to leave her stuff alone but stopped herself, watching him go through her medicine cabinet for any additional drugs.

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  • Cold air made his lungs ache, and he slowed then stopped, buckling over to catch his breath.

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  • Sasha's voice stopped him again.

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  • Saluting the bartender with her glass, she started to move away when a warm hand on her forearm stopped her.

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  • The similarities stopped at their tanzanite eyes and chiseled features; the speaker's skin was as dark as night.

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  • The current stopped, and she convulsed on the cold marble floor.

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  • Some appeared empty while others…she stopped looking when she saw the fanged moth man.

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  • He'd long since stopped trying to escape, knowing the magic of Hell and the Dark One was too old for him to break.

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  • When he stopped at her cell, she sighed.

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  • She opened her mouth to retort but stopped.

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  • They stopped at a wooden door, which the woman flung open.

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  • Now… He stopped, not sure how to explain the fact he now wanted something he shouldn't.

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  • Andre stopped him, and Death made him disappear.

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  • They crossed more intersections, descended to the level below, and stopped outside of double doors.

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  • She wasn't the only one who stopped traffic and conversations.

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  • She'd stopped gritting her teeth whenever he called her that and—God help her!—she'd even started responding.

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  • She stopped at the edge, where the trail was nothing but mud.

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  • The sound of fighting erupted behind her, and she stopped before the trail curved out of sight to see Rhyn standing over his first victim, a demon in a jaguar form.

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  • Several people stopped to stare or skirt them as Rhyn padded through, and one startled gasp drew his attention briefly to a stairwell.

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  • She stopped at the door and turned to him.

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  • It stopped, and two footmen went to the doors while two others opened the trunk.

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  • He drew near but stopped just out of arms. reach, alerted by her sharp tone.

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  • He stopped walking and stood close enough for their chests to brush when she breathed in.

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  • She stopped in place.

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  • So he stopped to think and pace.

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  • Hannah stopped at an intersection, and Katie took her hand again, continuing down the hall toward the second stairwell.

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  • Rhyn paced, eyeing Erik, whose bloodied nose had finally stopped bleeding.

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  • Kiki followed him through to the basements, and Rhyn stopped in front of the door to his father.s crypt.

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  • Katie stopped in place, her chest growing tight.

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  • It was an understanding as old as the Dark One, who had stopped his demons once before when they launched attacks on humans.

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  • He stopped to lean against a tree to rest, unable to shake his own surprise at discovering Sasha wasn.t dead.

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  • Jade opened the door to leave when Kris.s voice stopped him.

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  • Gabriel stopped and looked at him, taking in the dagger at his belt.

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  • His heart almost stopped at the grim note in Kris.s voice.

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  • His gaze fell to the hand, and he stopped suddenly, puzzlement easing his anger.

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  • He motioned Katie forward with his machete, then stopped her to drape the pillowcase over her head as he had when she entered Hell with him.

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  • Jade stopped and crouched, all but flinging Iliana.s body down.

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  • His heart felt as if it stopped.

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  • The demon righted him and tried to heft him but stopped.

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  • Romas had tossed her in bed more than once over the past three months, though he had stopped lecturing her on how unbecoming a lush was to a man looking for a wife.

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  • Kiera's tears stopped sometime during the hours of explanation and history lessons Evelyn gave.

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  • They stopped a short time later and surrounded a metal door.

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  • The couple before her stopped, and she brought her gaze back to them.

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  • She stopped in front of it, adrenaline making her heart quicken.

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  • She stopped and stared at the door, then began pacing again.

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  • Just when she was about to dart away from the door and hide behind any piece of furniture she could find, the footsteps stopped.

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  • She stopped in the doorway of the main house leading onto the crowded lawn, aghast.

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  • His woman hurried forward to the hall but stopped in front of him, her intelligent eyes flashing with anger.

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  • I'm not going to anything of the sort, and if you think you'll make me … She stopped, unable to help the tears welling in her eyes.

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  • He hadn't stopped her yet from creating battle plans.

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  • He stopped at the opposite side of the table, within reach if he chose, which she suspected he would if she so much as flinched toward the access pad.

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  • She stopped a few feet from the entrance, debating whether she should just leave, until she heard A'Ran's name.

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  • When she could focus again, she stopped short.

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  • He straightened as she stopped and gave an approving nod.

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  • Kiera stopped in the hallway, considering where the enigmatic dhjan might have gone.

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  • Those who noticed her stopped to bow as she passed them.

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  • He caught Ne'Rin before he met the visitor, and the two stopped.

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  • She stopped to face him.

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  • The frying stopped, and she felt another jolt.

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  • Hot, hungry, exhausted, she stopped twice on the trek up the hill to catch her breath.

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  • As suddenly as it started, the earth stopped shaking.

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  • They stopped in the shadow of a hill, and Mansr barked quiet orders at the dozen warriors with them.

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  • She stopped in the hall.

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  • She walked into the kitchen and stopped.

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  • To date, nothing Evelyn had done was for anyone else's benefit but Evelyn's, a realization she'd come to when she'd stopped crying a few days ago.

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  • She didn't want to talk to Evelyn and lay down soon after the feeling of the craft ascending-- similar to the pressure felt in a plane-- stopped.

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  • She stopped within full view of Jetr and waited, not wanting to draw the attention of the entire Council to her.

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  • Mison drew abreast of Jetr, and Jetr stepped forward as A'Ran stopped a safe distance away.

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  • She stopped and smiled, holding out the edges of her white dress as if to show it off.

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  • Dean skied a few tentative yards down the slope, took a couple of turns, stopped, and assessed himself.

    2
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  • By the time the group stopped for lunch—two large five-cheese pizzas at Big Billie's—Donnie had progressed to the point of being able to ski alone from the top of the beginner slope.

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  • Edith Shipton moved down the hall, causing Dean to think her destination was his and Cynthia's quarters but she stopped in front the small room occupied by Donald Ryland.

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  • She stopped by the library after school.

    2
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  • The return trip from Grand Junction had taken Dean twice the usual two hours, a slalom of ditched autos, snow plows, ice and stopped traffic.

    2
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  • Dean stopped and looked up.

    2
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  • If I was a bit more sensitive, I might have stopped her.

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  • Nor had Cynthia eaten dinner so they stopped at The Buen Tiempo.

    2
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  • He even apologized for not calling before he stopped by and for not staying at Bird Song, like maybe he'd be welcomed.

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  • You must have just guessed what happened after I just stopped by Bird Song.

    2
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  • When Jackson felt they were a safe distance from the castle, they stopped to make plans.

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  • This madman will be stopped...one way or another.

    2
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  • Jackson stopped and gently pushed her against the brick wall they were walking by.

    2
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  • Heading up the walk to the mansion, he stopped for a moment to take in the trees that were just beginning to change color.

    2
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  • Jackson had taken a step forward, ready to enter the room, but stopped when Connor's voice quieted.

    2
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  • Turning to face him, she said, "Look, Mr. Parrish," and stopped in mid-sentence as their eyes met.

    2
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  • He raced into the woods with the red head in tow, then stopped and viciously bit into her neck.

    2
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  • He stopped, frozen in his tracks, feeling something he had not felt in many, many years–fear.

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  • Jackson stopped by the florist.

    2
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  • As he made his way for the stairs, he stopped and glanced back at Connor.

    2
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  • Sarah was asking Elisabeth about her art when she stopped mid-sentence, spotting her feet.

    2
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  • Jackson stopped by the art supply store on the way home to purchase supplies for Elisabeth.

    2
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  • He stopped and closed his eyes.

    2
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  • The groups of boys stopped upon seeing Elisabeth and elbowed each other.

    2
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  • Many students stopped to talk and personally thank Ms. Sidwell.

    2
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  • They strolled quietly for a while, until Jackson stopped to face her.

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  • She stopped upon seeing Jackson's eyes narrowed in warning to leave this alone.

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  • She stopped and sniffed the air, then gaped at his glass.

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  • Jackson headed to the foyer, then stopped abruptly.

    2
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  • He stopped playing, turned on the piano bench and pulled her close by her waist.

    2
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  • He headed for the stairs and when he reached the landing stopped, "By the way, tomorrow's casual dinner will serve as an engagement party of sorts."

    2
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  • Upon seeing the wolf, they both stopped abruptly.

    2
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  • Connor moved to pick up Jackson, but she stopped him.

    2
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  • Connor began to recount the story until Jackson stopped him.

    2
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  • He turned, starting for the living room, and then stopped.

    2
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  • He stopped at the last stall and deftly lifted the bucket over the gate, placing it on the floor with ease.

    2
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  • He stopped beside Tessa.

    2
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  • She stopped and turned.

    2
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  • She stopped at the door on her way out and grabbed her work boots.

    2
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  • It had stopped snowing, but it looked like it could start again any minute.

    2
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  • He stopped, his expression growing wary again.

    2
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  • When the trail stopped at the edge of a rock strewn clearing, Carmen continued.

    2
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  • Katie stopped at the door and smiled her relief.

    2
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  • I was concerned that you would insist on checking out too early, so I stopped by the office to see what arrangements could be made for paying your bill.

    2
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  • When had he stopped viewing her as a little sister?

    2
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  • His voice followed her and when she stopped, he continued.

    2
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  • She stopped, and glanced over her shoulder.

    2
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  • Josh was making fight sounds, but if he had wanted to fight Alex, nothing she could have done would have stopped him.

    2
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  • The only thing Josh didn't know was that Alex had stopped when she protested.

    2
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  • They stopped at the gate and Alex leaned down, opening the gate.

    2
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  • The wild dog ran a few steps toward the trees and then stopped, his head low as he watched her.

    2
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  • He backed up a few feet and stopped, lowering his head and growling in a way that made the hair on the back of her neck stand on end.

    2
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  • The dogs were distracted momentarily by the sound of the telephone, but when it stopped ringing, they advanced further.

    2
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  • A gray truck stopped at the gate and she waved at Josh.

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  • None of which explained why Alex had stopped to see Lori first.

    2
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  • The fact that Alex stopped to see Lori merely gave Carmen time to get cleaned up.

    2
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  • Brutus stopped and eyed the dogs reluctantly.

    2
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  • Gerald walked to the door and then stopped, looking back at Alex.

    3
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  • He stopped, awaiting her response.

    2
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  • She stopped, unfamiliar with the sight of death.

    2
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  • He stopped and faced her, frown deepening.

    2
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  • His grip tightened, and she stopped.

    2
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  • She stared at his chest, not looking up until he stopped a couple feet from her.

    2
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  • With nothing to balance against, she settled her knees on the bed, stopped to make sure he was still asleep, then inched forward until she could reach his pants.

    2
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  • It wasn't her fault he stopped talking to her.

    2
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  • Lana's heart stopped, and she opened her mouth to shout for Elise.

    2
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  • He stopped at one and pressed his thumb to the keypad.

    2
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  • Something else caught, and their ascent stopped suddenly, slamming her against the harness and knocking the breath from her.

    2
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  • Lana picked her way through the forest and stopped at the edge, peering at her destination.

    2
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  • The missile fire stopped when the helo retreated.

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  • The youth turned a corner, and Brady followed then stopped.

    2
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  • Brady stopped and waited for the soldier to approach.

    2
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  • When it stopped, she twisted to see a crater at the end of the street near the river.

    2
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  • Mike stopped finally in a chamber where two soldiers—one in black and one in gray—were dusting themselves off.

    2
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  • Here one side of the mountain had a great hole in it, like the mouth of a cavern, and the stairs stopped at the near edge of the floor and commenced ascending again at the opposite edge.

    4
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  • Jim stopped abruptly, being startled and amazed.

    4
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  • They stopped by the side of the road and made their manners.

    3
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  • But Chad merely stopped selling his labor to the employer for that price.

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  • In this world, humans have grown fat, stopped walking, and fill their days with non-stop entertainment and food.

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  • She made the "c-a," then stopped and thought, and making the sign for eating and pointing downward she pushed me toward the door, meaning that I must go downstairs for some cake.

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  • As we were passing a large globe a short time after she had written the questions, she stopped before it and asked, "Who made the REAL world?"

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  • One day in midsummer, when I was hoeing, a man who was carrying a load of pottery to market stopped his horse against my field and inquired concerning Wyman the younger.

    7
    5
  • The imposing figure of Nesvitski followed by his Cossack, and the determination of Denisov who flourished his sword and shouted frantically, had such an effect that they managed to squeeze through to the farther side of the bridge and stopped the infantry.

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  • Prince Andrew stopped and began examining the position.

    3
    1
  • Prince Andrew recognized him and stopped to listen to what he was saying.

    3
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  • Here he dismounted, and stopped beside the farthest of the four unlimbered cannon.

    3
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  • Pelageya stopped doubtfully, but in Pierre's face there was such a look of sincere penitence, and Prince Andrew glanced so meekly now at her and now at Pierre, that she was gradually reassured.

    3
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  • She glanced up at him as he stopped beside her.

    2
    1
  • She stopped in the kitchen when she spotted the skillet of scrambled eggs and a pan of biscuits beside it.

    2
    1
  • He made a face and stopped his horse.

    2
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  • Dulce stopped the attack as suddenly as she started it.

    3
    2
  • After what seemed like hours of traveling down trails that were little more than rockslides, Giddon stopped the ATV and shut off the engine.

    3
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  • They finally reached the creek, where Giddon stopped long enough to scoop her into his arms.

    3
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  • When his fingers stopped their work, they lingered.

    3
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  • He stopped and studied her for a minute.

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  • Betsy stopped me as I was about to follow.

    2
    1
  • The screams stopped, and Damian's heart quickened.

    1
    0
  • No one stopped her.

    2
    1
  • Who'd stopped because she asked him and showed some sign of yielding to their bond, if not to her.

    1
    0
  • If I'd had the balls to … he stopped.

    1
    0
  • We stopped Darkyn's demons from massacring the kids.

    1
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  • She'd given relationship advice to the woman who condemned her to Hell, advice meant to help snag the heart of a man she hadn't stopped loving.

    1
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  • Deidre stopped trying to control her tears.

    1
    0
  • He stopped and turned to her.

    1
    0
  • When he stopped for a breath, she asked if Larkin was good-looking.

    1
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  • Until the stinging stopped.

    1
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  • She stopped to catch her breath and placed her hand on his arm.

    1
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  • He stopped Fred when the old man began to excuse himself.

    1
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  • You usually lie like a bragging fisherman, so I stopped asking.

    1
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  • She began to protest but he stopped her.

    1
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  • Dean explained how she'd stopped him for speeding.

    1
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  • Cynthia, trailing a few steps behind, bumped into him as they stopped and stared at the gaping opening.

    1
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  • The sound was nearly inaudible but both stopped and listened attentively.

    1
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  • He stopped and picked up the object.

    1
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  • Dean waved his arms and at first thought the driver didn't see them, but finally the vehicle stopped.

    1
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  • At one point Brandon Westlake stopped the car with a lurch.

    1
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  • The exhausted couple stopped at a service station to fill the tires to their proper level.

    1
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  • Dean stopped his Jeep beneath the trees and watched.

    1
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  • He stopped by the auction—kinda waved, like he was campaigning—but he didn't buy anything.

    1
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  • The night he died, I called because I thought my mother might have stopped by the house.

    1
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  • The vehicle stopped, its high beams blinding him.

    1
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  • As they stopped to catch their breath, Dean noticed his rope was down to a single coil.

    1
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  • She glared at him but stopped pouring.

    1
    0
  • Dean stopped to think.

    1
    0
  • He rose and began pacing the room as Dean stopped by and proceeded to bend Dean's ear how this was the day he and Paulette were to receive a firm offer on the Lucky Pup property.

    1
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  • There followed a call from Groucho, whose name Dean learned was Coleridge, telling of a report that the Boyd pair was sighted in Kansas, stopped for a tail light violation on Sunday afternoon.

    1
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  • No. He stopped looking when my mother insisted she didn't want Josh Mulligan found!

    1
    0
  • There was a note on the hall table from Cynthia that she and Martha had accepted Brandon Westlake's invitation to catch the late afternoon sun and photograph wildflowers, and Pumpkin Green has stopped by, looking for Dean.

    1
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  • There was a lot about some guy from here who turned up missing fishing over on the Gunnison River, but they just stopped mentioning it after a few weeks.

    1
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  • He almost spoke, then stopped.

    1
    0
  • He circled the small, blonde woman and stopped behind her, gaze on Gabriel's name, which was written across her back, along with the Immortal mating script.

    1
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  • Wynn entered and stopped a few steps into the room, not expecting what was before him.

    1
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  • Deidre stopped in the middle of the sidewalk, feeling very exposed to the blaring world.

    1
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  • She stopped to admire the colors of a fruit pyramid and the textures of textiles.

    1
    0
  • The pain faded then stopped suddenly, but she wasn't able to leave the in-between place.

    1
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  • She never stopped to consider what it would be like if he became the person she had been.

    1
    0
  • He stopped at the door but didn't turn.

    1
    0
  • Gabriel stopped and turned, glaring down at her.

    1
    0
  • The demons stopped killing human kids.

    1
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  • Katie nodded and sawed at the root, dripped more blood, then sawed again.  She forced herself to continue even as she grew tired.  Sticky blood covered the hilt of the dagger, her pants, the root, Deidre's shoe and pants leg.  Katie kept on, uncertain what might happen if she stopped for a break.

    0
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  • Thunder cracked overhead, and Toby looked up.  Ully ran into him as the angel stopped, and they both stared at the sky.  He thought he saw something in the sky, but the trees blocked it.

    0
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  • Suddenly, someone launched from the trees.  Deidre stopped.  Katie smashed into her and knocked them both to the ground.  Katie rolled and pushed herself up, missing the look exchanged between Deidre and the newcomer.

    0
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  • Katie followed, trailed closely by Deidre.  The sounds of their escape were nothing compared to the sounds of what followed.  Katie cast a look over her shoulder and saw several demons had dropped into the jungle and transformed into panther-like forms.  She stopped and reached into the pouch slung across her chest.

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  • Suddenly, Hannah stopped.  Kris barreled towards her.  He glimpsed movement before he burst into the small clearing.  It wasn't until he leapt over the final hurdle – a massive fallen tree – did he see what stopped her.  One moment she stood with her back to him.  The next, she was on the ground, Rhyn's dagger dripping with blood.

    0
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  • Rhyn stopped and knelt, placing his hands to the ground.  Kris crossed his arms.  A blast of energized air swept over him.  Rhyn sat back.

    0
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  • Katie sought an entrance into the palatial estate, not seeing one along this side.  She ran alongside the marble structure.  It was well over quarter mile in length.  Toby pulled away from her suddenly, and she stopped so fast, she tripped.

    0
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  • She pulled, and he ran.  Katie felt the ground shake beneath them as the demons pursued.  Several flew overhead and dropped directly in their path.  She stopped and shoved Toby behind her, drawing the knife Gabe had given her.  Before long, they were surrounded.

    0
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  • She stopped, but Toby yanked her forward.

    0
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  • Rhyn clamped his mouth shut.  He'd done what Kiki asked him to, and Kris didn't believe him.  He was ready to go silent on it again for the rest of eternity.  He turned to leave then stopped.

    0
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  • Rhyn stopped in place.  He'd never thought he'd hear her voice again, and he couldn't remember the last time he'd heard anything that stopped his world in place.  He turned to see Katie supporting Hannah as they entered the Sanctuary courtyard.  Katie wore simple jeans and a t-shirt.  Her dark curls cascaded down her shoulders, and her face glowed.  Her bright eyes locked on his.  She stopped too far away for his comfort, struggling to support her sister.

    0
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  • When they entered the living room, they stopped short when they saw me.

    0
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  • The man stopped, thinking he'd heard some movement behind him, but after listening a few minutes could discern no human sound and was satisfied he was alone.

    0
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  • He stopped when he saw her begin to shudder.

    0
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  • Dean waited until she stopped for a breath and then rapidly explained they were doing all they could, would be in touch, thanked her and hung up.

    0
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  • If Byrne was tanked, they should have stopped him.

    0
    0
  • He could have stopped where he could charge it.

    0
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  • After leaving the room, Hunter stopped by a green Ford with Pennsylvania license plates.

    0
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  • Fourth and Oak were just as desolate as Ninth and Locust, but as soon as Dean stopped the car, a disheveled figure jumped from the darkness and clawed at the passenger door until Dean reached over and opened it.

    0
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  • Dean stopped dead in his tracks.

    0
    0
  • Dean patted him on the shoulder and started to leave but Randy stopped him.

    0
    0
  • Dean knew the Parkside Sentinel would be going full steam later in the day, so he stopped by the red brick building on his way to work.

    0
    0
  • Dean started to copy the names but Monica stopped him.

    0
    0
  • The boy stopped to think.

    0
    0
  • Dean said, but the federal agent held out a hand and stopped him.

    0
    0
  • Dean stopped by the office later in the afternoon to clean up a few details as he wouldn't be back in the office for two days— tomorrow, the safe house, Thursday a day off.

    0
    0
  • He stopped to think, an arduous task.

    0
    0
  • He reached out and stopped her.

    0
    0
  • When Cynthia Byrne finally stopped crying, she wiped her eyes on the corner of the red blanket.

    0
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  • Before return­ing to his room, Dean stopped to adjust the remaining towel beneath Cynthia Byrne's damp head.

    0
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  • He had already stopped for lunch and was rolling toward mile 47 when a sudden thought from nowhere hit him between the eyes.

    0
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  • She had stopped by that afternoon but when she heard the music and the doorbell went unanswered, she assumed Fred was entertaining the competition.

    0
    0
  • He could feel his ears redden as he started to say something but she stopped him, still laughing.

    0
    0
  • The annoying little details of the Byrne case were still squirm­ing around in the morning, and in an effort to put one of them to bed Dean stopped by the Parkside Sentinel on his way to work.

    0
    0
  • It seems he was in Europe someplace and didn't sign up for the tour in advance so he stopped by Cortez just to see if he could pick up a last minute cancellation.

    0
    0
  • Dean stopped a few hun­dred yards down the road and swapped his sweat top for a nylon windbreaker.

    0
    0
  • Of course the pros had someone shove a new bike under them before they stopped rolling.

    0
    0
  • After thanking his benefactor and dropping off his bike for repairs, he stopped for a quick bite to eat.

    0
    0
  • The subscription was being sent to the name Cleary on Bascomb Place in Scranton but it stopped arriving there after he 'died.'

    0
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