• One child was so traumatised by the experience she could not stop vomiting and had to be hospitalised.
• I'm trying to stay calm but every time I see the adverts on the telly, I can't stop smiling or giggling.
• The others managed not to laugh and my girlfriend poked me to make me stop giggling, but that just made it funnier to me.

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• The British charity has gone on the offensive to persuade British people to stop eating meat.
• I doubt that you became allergic to dairy and meats because you stopped eating them.
• Anyway you can't just suddenly stop eating meat like that, it's hard.

• Early Friday morning, the captain announced that the engine had stopped and the ship was taking on water.
• The problem is, what if the engine stops while he is already on the fast lane of a nearby toll road?
• You would be cruising along and, suddenly without warning, the engine just stopped.

• Passenger trains began stopping at North Parkdale station by January 1883.
• The regular train came along, stopped, picked her up and off she went.
• The train stopped and my girlfriend grabbed me by the arm and led me out of the train.

• The walking party stopped at bed and breakfasts overnight during their gruelling hike.

• So far, you have not been able to do anything to stop the events from happening.
• But one year on and still no significant step has been taken to stop another disaster happening.
• His ability to stop the opponents' creative play is much needed in a team brimming with playmakers.

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• But she is certain that the lack of a bike and the fact the she is not a fan of exercise will not stop her.
• We didn't let that stop us and we continued to court and we were always together.
• I love flying both types and will continue until someone stops me, but the fact remains that a mistake in a sailplane is much more likely to kill you than in a hang glider.

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• I know a farmer who has to patrol his fields with a shotgun when the hunt is on to stop the dogs from destroying his fences and going on his land.
• She covered her mouth tightly and stopped herself from either agreeing or refusing.
• Kiara had to clamp her hand over her mouth in order to stop herself from exploding with laughter.

• He was stopped, ordered out of the car and a computer check showed the car had been reported stolen.
• She tried to get upstairs but was stopped and also ordered to get down onto the floor.
• But there was no mechanical defect which would have caused the car to have been stopped and parked.

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• The defendant stopped the cheque, which was accordingly dishonoured by the drawee bank.
• Don't try and stop the cheque if you want to pay online or over the phone instead.
• Most banks charge, typically £10, for stopping a cheque.

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• He defended the title another three times, stopping his opponents on each occasion, to put himself in line for the WBA world belt.
• Jones goes on to make six defenses of the IBF super middleweight title, stopping all six of his opponents.
• Ouma did go ahead with the fight, stopping Woods in the 11th round.

• When a musician plays a string stopped exactly half-way along its length an octave is produced.

• As the self-confessed ‘biggest slob in the world’ he enjoys sailing holidays filled with impromptu tea breaks and pub stops.
• When traveling long distances, plan the trip to include rest stops and breaks.
• Also, make stops for bathroom breaks, leg-stretching, sightseeing and drink refills.

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• The bus goes off on its merry way and picks up a zillion passengers at the next stop.
• Buses could also pick up passengers without pulling into stops.
• Designated stops will be constructed, with special ramps to allow easy access by passengers onto the taxis and buses.

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• Taiwanese has final consonant stops, and Mandarin doesn't.
• Many varieties of Chinese, including both Mandarin and Cantonese, do not distinguish voiced and voiceless stops and affricates.
• For example, the aspirated series of stops and affricates are written by adding a horizontal stroke to the letters for the plain series.

• These organs were played only with sliding stops, not a keyboard like a modern organ.
• It also has a cathedral housing the biggest organ in the world: 17,388 pipes and 231 stops.

• Remove the film, stop down 4 stops, and give a flash exposure.
• Underexposing by one to two stops intensifies the effect.