The creature froze in shock, staring down at my corpse.

Every creature present froze at the booming growl of a huge grey female badger.

He lifted the Stone and the creature froze.

And then the creature froze as it sensed another presence close at hand in the holographic jungle.

Startled and fearful, the creatures froze in their tracks.

The creatures suddenly froze into place, random weapons firing off here and there without regard to his manipulations.

The birds stopped singing, and the creatures scuttling through the fallen leaves froze where they were.

Then the great creature flew to its former perch and froze in place.

It was a wonder the lovely creature didn't freeze to death, he thought - and wouldn't that be a loss!

And the creature had frozen, looked puzzled for a moment, then seemed to lose all interest in her and actually had gone away!