Sentence examples for but were stopped from inspiring English sources

We used to build homes, but were stopped from doing so.

Another 11 attempted suicide but were stopped by camp guards, he said.

Bulgarian forces pursued the Serbs across the frontier but were stopped by the threat of Austrian intervention.

Scotland Yard said they tried to enter the Eurostar platforms at the station but were stopped by officers.

Officials said at the time that the bombers were trying to access the market but were stopped by local residents.

1963 Bullets Halt Flight of 12 BERLIN — Twelve East Berliners attempted to break through the Berlin wall in a bus today but were stopped by Communist gunfire.

Women gathered in the main square in late morning and were planning to march around the town, but were stopped by the gunfire.

Finally, Union troops flanked the sunken road and their commanders organized to exploit this success, but were stopped by Confederate artillery.

"Two men dressed in civilian clothing tried to get into the Interior Ministry but were stopped by police," Interior Minister Ruslan Alkhanov said on state television.

The general added that United Nations troops had tried to get to the site of the explosion but were stopped by Hezbollah.

Everyone fled when the police moved in, and 20 cars tried to run the roadblocks but were stopped by the spike strips, the police said.