"pause" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He paused politely to let us unplug our ears and mop up our spilled drinks.
- Later, as they departed, Mrs. Pollock politely paused to say goodbye to me.
- The waitress paused politely and Jeffrey took a dumpling filled with some sort of meat.
- Bonney caught sight of me and paused politely at Melinda's desk lest he interrupt our conversation.
- Sarek paused politely, taking notice of the stranger who stood next to Silek's desk.
- He paused politely; then: "I have no objection naturally.
- He moved two doors down and we followed, pausing politely while he unlocked a viewing room and ushered us in.
- The citizen captain paused politely, quirking one eyebrow to ask if he followed her logic.
- On the way out, she pauses to take a drink from a water fountain and politely offers him a drink from it as well.
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