He stopped briefly, looking at the wall above the bed, feeling, not seeing.

He knew that a train was due to stop there briefly in the next seven minutes.

Other couples briefly stop working but then try to return to their career goals.

As he started back to the table, the music stopped briefly, then returned, a gentle country number.

The wheel stopped ever so briefly, then started turning the other way.

They may find it easier to briefly stop at each reference point and turn for the next step.

The reason was that other cars had stopped briefly along the driveway, then gone on again.

She stepped around him, then briefly stopped and met his gaze again.

On the crest of a rise it stopped briefly, looking back.

She stopped only briefly in her office before going to Michael Found's.