Sentence examples for were stopped for from inspiring English sources

Trains were stopped for varying periods between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., transit officials said.

Trains were stopped for at least half an hour while investigators were at the scene.

Then after only 90 minutes of play, matches were stopped for more than an hour.

They added that more than 41 people were stopped for questioning but that none were arrested.

Passenger and freight trains in both directions were stopped for hours while deputies tried to gather evidence and find witnesses.

Tours at Hanford began in the late 1990s — they were stopped for three years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 — and last five hours.

It was all in vain in any case: my benefits were stopped for a day, which seemed negligible – until later on down the line.

But since his benefits were stopped for two months due to an administrative error, he was left destitute and has lost almost two stone in weight.

From the Tech 18-yard line, the Seminoles were stopped for no gain, endured a sack of Rix, then committed a five-yard false start penalty.

They were stopped for speeding, then released.

The studies showed that the reason drivers were stopped -- for criminal investigation, moving violations, or equipment violations -- did not vary with the race of drivers, he said.