After half an hour, perhaps a little more, I called for a brief halt in the shelter of a steep ice wall.

Halfway through, when the piece comes to a brief halt, some of the audience began to applaud.

Hans had taken advantage of this brief halt to repair the raft.

But no steel would stand against the noxious weapon which was beginning to rise again after a brief halt.

After a brief halt and a hasty meal they went on again.

Jason could see the sense in this; he had almost frozen to the ground during their brief halt.

The cab moved away after a brief halt.

Lockhart at first demurred, but finally decided that they could afford the brief halt.

Rumata came to a brief halt and rattled his swords.

Keasley jerked to a brief halt in the hallway, then continued on.