Even at the Waldorf dinner, when the orchestra stopped playing, shouts of protesters outside could be heard by the 200 or so guests.

By tradition, if one gets up to dance, the orchestra stops playing.

The orchestra stopped, the sound dying away from all the misty reaches of the hall.

The orchestra, which had been playing softly from nowhere in particular, stopped suddenly and the sound system announced "News flash!"

When the orchestra stopped, a piano started up from the other corner of the stage.

In a succession of squeaks and flats, the orchestra stopped playing.

The orchestra stops playing and Vere's voice is heard as the lights fade.

At one moment parading dancers continued to parade when the orchestra had stopped.

"The orchestra stopped playing, everyone was disappearing from the stage," she said.

The Librarian was aware that the orchestra had stopped playing.