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It seems he is having trouble resisting the urge to stop to chat with a friend, seek advice from a pastor or pause to inspect the potholes.
The people around me reacted with the eewrrgh sound that has become de rigueur in the viewing of violence, followed by the traditional hasty giggle to pop the tension; even those moviegoers who revel in such a sight, however, might usefully pause to inspect the kick of pleasure that it provokes.
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Nonetheless, it is worth pausing to inspect a few anomalies.
"Off we go!" Then he pauses to inspect the airplane seat.
He pauses to inspect a classic Arco floor lamp next to the sofa.
Father Kallumady strolled around the perimeter of the church grounds on Friday, pausing to inspect sections of the wall.
Whenever Halbreich paused to inspect a garment, she patted it down like a horse breeder at a yearling sale, checking for the flaws in an expensive animal.
I paused to inspect a cut on my shin and noticed that, us aside, there were no buildings, no people, not even any sheep, just jagged slopes softening into rumpled hills, all the way to the blue-rinsed horizon.
Even when he and his girlfriend, Giulia (Sonia Bergamasco), take refuge during student riots in Turin, the camera pauses to inspect the tranquil courtyard into which they have breathlessly fled.
To a batter's naked, unflinching eye, it was an intimidating marvel to behold: the ball perfectly hidden as Turley looked in for the sign, paused to inspect the crowd, and let fly — an incoming rocket, a white blur barely visible for just over four-tenths of a second, and then — smack!
After 20 miles of dirt road, we paused to inspect the collection of stainless steel and ceramic wares that hangs from Teakettle Junction's directional sign, a bright contrast to the stark landscape.
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