The conversation at the other end of the table stopped.
All conversation almost stopped when they came through the door.
Whatever the reason, conversation stopped for a few long minutes.
Some conversation stopped, but by no means all of it.
She turned to him in the dark and continued talking, as if their first conversation had not stopped.
They turned a corner and the conversation stopped for a moment.
The conversation stopped as everyone looked at her with concern.
All conversation had stopped, and no one was prepared to own up.
Conversation stopped, every gaze turned toward the table by the window.
Conversation in the room stopped abruptly when she sat down.