Careless of us," he began--then stopped breathless to press his body against the wall.
Obedient to an overwhelming fear, Nelson whirled to flee, then stopped, as, from the depths of his being, a stronger power forbade him to desert his friend to certain death.
He turned to meet them, but their rush ended as quickly as it began: only a step or two they came, then stopped, to add their wild voices to the confusion of ear-splitting shrieks that rose from all sides.
He took a turn or two in silence--then stopped at the open window, looking out on what little glimpse the street afforded him of the sunset sky.
She left her seat, advanced half-way to his, then stopped.
The Yellow Mask went on a few paces toward the left, then stopped.
Then stopped, for she remembered how easy it was, in the other's situation, to forget all things save one.
She stole on tiptoe a foot or two into the empty room, then stopped in a flutter as of doubt--what might not happen if they caught her?
He straightened, began to laugh, then stopped again to query the collector.
With an unsmothered exclamation, she started forward, then stopped short.
We then stopped at a large forest on the west bank to cut wood for the steamer.
We then stopped to await the steamer and other vessels that were delayed by the powerful current.
The aperture is then stopped up with a bundle of grass if the nights are cool.
I heard it nearing me slowly, until it came changed to my ear--came like footsteps moving onward--then stopped.
He said a few words more, hesitatingly and disconnectedly, then stopped again.
But once or twice they quickened their pace, as if with the purpose of overtaking me, then stopped, consulted together, and fell back again to their former position.
He trotted ahead, then stopped, paused, and sniffed at something in the snow.
There were wet bearded cheeks among the strong, rugged men as they kissed their wives and little ones and prepared to go, then stopped, as horrible misgivings rose within.
Rolf rose without attempting any further concealment, then stopped, made a bundle of the stuff that had sheltered him and, carrying this on his shoulder, strode boldly across the field toward the woods.
He went stealthily a few steps further, then stopped opposite a closed door of white.
I think," announced Judy one day--then stopped, as though unsure of herself.
The reel is exactly a yard in circumference, and when it has wound off 80 turns, it rings a bell; the motion of the reel is then stopped, and a thread is passed round the 80 turns or folds which each thread has made.
The mouth of the crucible is then stopped with a handful of tempered clay, rammed in very closely, to exclude the air.
She turned to go back through the wide doorway, then stopped to say: "After all, Beatriz, why not see what is to be had in Seattle?
He played the chorus a second time--then stopped on a crashing chord.
She preceded Carroll into the place, her eyes glowing pridefully, skirted the table at which her friends sat, then stopped abruptly, forcing Carroll to do likewise.
He went straight up to it to see--then stopped dead.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "then stopped" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
