Sentence examples for be stopped for a from inspiring English sources

Again the fight had to be stopped for a cut eye, this time in the sixth round.

So at irregular intervals, the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service, based in Frankfurt, orders that the world's atomic clocks be stopped for a second.

The scene in which Carlos demurs — expressing his fear of deportation if he should be stopped for a traffic ticket — exemplifies the surveillance horror that runs throughout the film.

Many will tragically drown in our Mediterranean moat, others will be stopped for a while at our fences, but nothing will not stop more people from trying to come.

But at some point in May 2013, he missed two appointments with the Work Programme office, and was sent a letter informing him that his benefits would be stopped for a month; the last payment was made on 2 July, according to his sister.

An unemployed single mother, who wanted to be referred to as Maggie, said she received an official DWP letter warning her that her jobseekers' allowance of £71 a week "could be stopped for a period of time" if she did not fill out the questionnaire.

"Don't be stopping for a sneaky smoke," Jean told her.

"People would get on at Motherwell and Hamilton and we'd be stopping for a pee every 15 minutes.

The next day the rest of her family would be stopping for a visit before continuing their annual trip to Simla.

That awful morning, he had the good luck to be stopping for a doughnut in the plaza when the first plane hit.

Recently, Juan was stopped for a traffic infraction and ticketed for driving without a license.