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    interrupt


    interrupted


    interrupting


    interrupts


    1. But let me interrupt, this is so cute, what you've done here


    2. “In other words,” it was Nancy’s turn to interrupt, “you didn’t have time to paint


    3. ‘I hope I didn’t interrupt anything important


    4. " I quickly interrupt him


    5. Excuse me, Collin, may I interrupt you


    6. She told Alan she didn't want to interrupt them by going to bed in this cabin and was just going to grab a cup and crash somewhere


    7. 'Now listen, and do not interrupt


    8. Just listen and try, please try, not to interrupt and, oh God, please don't be angry with me


    9. “Can’t interrupt much on a Nightday,” Alan said


    10. Do you want me to tell you what will happen? OK, so drink your coffee but don't interrupt

    11. He glowered at the meek little man who had dared to interrupt him, before breaking into a fatherly smile and saying, "There speaks the voice of innocence…"


    12. "I think we should interrupt the captain and point this out to him," Warren said


    13. Darryl looked like he wanted to interrupt but she didn’t give him a chance


    14. seats, and then doubled back to interrupt them, having overheard


    15. “But no one feels a need to interrupt us if they overhear a snatch


    16. “Sorry to interrupt;” he began, “Harry I've a another favor to ask of you


    17. ’ He pauses but he’s obviously not finished so I don’t interrupt, ‘Then, when I’d looked face on at the mess I’ve made of my life, this presence or whatever it was, wiped away all the nastiness, … the … the sordidness and showed me the love and the positive things


    18. "Listen—" she tried to interrupt


    19. if she wanted to interrupt, but Josephine raised a hand to


    20. "Emma, I hate to interrupt you but Mike really should get home

    21. She used this beep, this interrupt, to keep her mind on the mundane task of recording diagnostic information, while she and her world were being discovered by this one


    22. He couldn't tell them much, and none wanted to interrupt


    23. " Luray started to interrupt, but he waved his hand


    24. In the course of the present century, too, there has been no great public calamity, such as a civil war, which could either discourage tillage, or interrupt the interior commerce of the country


    25. they don’t interrupt him in his work


    26. For not to interrupt the


    27. something and you come and interrupt them, you’ve cost them 15


    28. It wouldn’t be a good time to interrupt, if that’s where the plump man took Berenice for


    29. How dare she interrupt his speech for her own purposes! By this time the guard had lifted her up to her knees, his sword resting against her neck so that she could face the king


    30. “I hope I didn’t interrupt anything,” she giggled, knowing that this could only mean one thing: these two had spent the night together!

    31. Quintus, who had been sitting by admiring the Praefect in all of his quiet, contemplative refinement, found his turn to once more interrupt the musings


    32. The hesitance to interrupt was clear, as was the nature of Curtius


    33. To continue,” And she glared at the others, daring them to interrupt her again


    34. Do feel free to interrupt me if you have any questions


    35. She didn"t interrupt


    36. She thought about replying but maybe it was best not to interrupt him


    37. has to say and don’t interrupt


    38. watched her, not daring to interrupt


    39. “You are to be my liason in America, to acquaint the American women with my collection! My representative!” He laid out his plans before her, without giving her a chance to interrupt


    40. The two immortals continued to interrupt him with questions, which was infuriating after a time

    41. He wanted to go over and speak with her, but he didn’t want to interrupt her conversation; he also feared the wrath of Terese


    42. “Very well you may stay for now but try not to interrupt” and he nodded at Captain Berryman to continue he said


    43. Mr Abbott jumped into the conversation to interrupt Raven’s mumblings


    44. Cleetor looked irked, it seemed, at Zolla’s broken promise not to interrupt


    45. (and they will most certainly want to interrupt the process) attention can continue to


    46. Brock, reluctant to interrupt the Healer's private musings, watched the antics of two squirrels chasing one another up and down a nearby tree


    47. So I’d had to interrupt them by asking: “What is the reward for faith Chaplain?” Their answer was "To go to heaven sergeant, and eternal life


    48. It was Frank’s turn to interrupt William


    49. She did not dare interrupt Nicole while she was with her mother


    50. Except for that one fellow, with his back turned, patiently explaining something to another fellow, who was aware of the situation, but chose not to interrupt










































    1. Henry had interrupted whatever presentation he was giving by trying to enter as quietly as possible


    2. As they drifted to a stop in an indoor quay, he was interrupted by arguing with the docking attendant about who was going to park the boat


    3. ‘We?’ the Inspector interrupted


    4. Zinc is normally readily available in the soil but when the flow minerals needed by the soil and plant is interrupted, the zinc will be used up by the plants and quickly run are depleted


    5. Nancy waited, knowing that her handler didn’t like to be interrupted when given bad news


    6. She's so caught up in getting the Heavenly Mother in that she doesn't like to be interrupted


    7. "Who was that?" Mirielle was not happy about her interrupted advance


    8. They were interrupted by Herndon taking the phone and having Ava repeat the business about the instrumentation and watching for the shuttlecraft


    9. The young man interrupted his beloved


    10. At first, when the long hours of silence were rudely interrupted by activity out in the corridor, I did not believe in the sounds that came from the world outside of my cell: boots on ladder rungs, a scuff of rubber soles across rough concrete, and finally the sound of a key in a lock

    11. "But the remains of the Christial base and whatever the Brazilians left up," Bin-Martis interrupted


    12. " He meant making sure nothing interrupted the Chief’s control of the ship's capacitors and emitters


    13. This afternoon I tried to begin a conversation regarding the necessity of human communication, but she interrupted me abruptly:


    14. "We will not restrict passage, we'll welcome everyone as cheerfully as any of the natives do," Ernesto said, and would have said more but was interrupted


    15. ’ Joris interrupted, rushing to greet his hostess as she comes into the room


    16. "Guys," Luray interrupted, "What's that?"


    17. ’ Berndt interrupted, ‘It’s good for wounds … stops infection


    18. Finally the unremitting, almost desolate, sameness of the basin floor was interrupted by a small farming village and as Afternoonday of Iyosaign waned, on the anniversary of boarding Vyinga's ship, the ordeal was over


    19. And that's when Yiannis interrupted


    20. They were interrupted by the sound of boots on the deck, two hefty guys in dressed long loincloths and capes

    21. "Your father, I dare say, got the chance to eat when he was hungry”, Archibald interrupted, somewhat rudely


    22. Archibald was about to tell the old girl about the telephone call when she interrupted, winking at him as she said, "You know, you really have got the biggest nose I've ever seen


    23. This relatively civilized introduction to importuning went on for a few minutes more until interrupted by the approach of two railway policemen


    24. Kate interrupted quickly,, “I think you all missed the point, they chose John


    25. Jake interrupted them for a moment and introduced them to James


    26. "This is Heymon, can you be interrupted?"


    27. The loud rhythmic chime of the bell interrupted my


    28. ,' I said as Ish interrupted me


    29. I was interrupted by two beeps on her cellphone


    30. The old Lotto man wandered among the passengers and as he passed, he interrupted his chanting and shook his head in despair

    31. ,' I started to say but Ish interrupted with 'Why don't we start and


    32. A runner interrupted their journey late afternoon with word that a runner from the Queen’s Hold had called


    33. He smiled and continued with the lesson as though they weren’t interrupted


    34. A curt knock on the door interrupted their conversation


    35. 'Then come later,' I said as Ish interrupted me


    36. His reverie was interrupted by a knock on his door; he could tell it was Rayne


    37. ‘But,’ I interrupted, ‘What I want to avoid is you getting into a situation you can’t cope with and I think that being on your own in the house could result in such a situation


    38. He was deep in thought when Mistress Sera interrupted


    39. ,' I was interrupted immediately


    40. A light tapping on his door interrupted his thoughts and he turned towards the sound

    41. 'Over there,' I interrupted him and pointed to the corner


    42. Plummer interrupted his thoughts, “Sir, I have a blip on my screen, it’s fading in and out


    43. “Wait a minute, pan the camera over that way,” interrupted Alexei, “Duncan, look at the open sites; they appear to be outward, not inward


    44. Alexei interrupted her train of thought


    45. Are trains ever on time?' Mama's loud voice interrupted us while we were at


    46. when she interrupted, winking at him as she said, "You know, you


    47. minutes more until interrupted by the approach of two railway


    48. ,' Mama said as a phone ring interrupted him


    49. “Not to worry,” interrupted Naria, “we have something special for that


    50. “Wait a minute,” Alexei interrupted, “mate of Lord Tarak? Rayne, what the Hell is going on? Are you married?”














































    1. thereby interrupting his work


    2. The young man frowned at Brandon for interrupting his rapture


    3. ’ I pointed out ruefully, interrupting her tirade


    4. A flock of gulls scattered, keening loudly and interrupting their conversation


    5. ’ Fred beamed, interrupting my clearing up at the end of the afternoon by wrapping his arms around me and giving me a big hug


    6. "The will of God," Moamar Graheb of the Council of Faith and Doctrine said, interrupting dangerously and looking at him like he thought this scientist needed some re-indoctrination


    7. "What am I interrupting?" Jaseem asked as he came thru his inner door and into the 'den' he often used as a laboratory


    8. She was on duty, at least her avatar was, by now that was just about a copy of herself, interrupting her real self for further information now and then


    9. “Hey, hope I’m not interrupting?”


    10. ‘I hope I’m not interrupting anything important, Jo, but I’m in town this morning and wondered if we could meet up for lunch

    11. Maria paid full attention, never interrupting or commenting, but staring at the floor herself and wiping a tissue over her face from time to time


    12. asked, stunned into interrupting the old man


    13. “Anyhow,” Ged said, interrupting the younger man’s thoughts,


    14. Briz listened closely, occasionally interrupting with questions and


    15. “Anyway,” Briz continued, interrupting Tom’s thoughts, “The


    16. Ed was content with me not interrupting his beloved TV, and Gale


    17. gesture to the Dean to stop interrupting


    18. "Mom," Jason started to tell her about his day, only to be turned back by her die look, for interrupting her


    19. ‘Besides – you’re too late,’ said Henri, interrupting


    20. and interrupting their God-given duties

    21. the woman, reluctantly interrupting her chores and


    22. ‘Travelling with a small boy?’ she said, interrupting


    23. The first of these events was the civil war, which, by discouraging tillage and interrupting commerce, must have raised the price of corn much above what the course of the seasons would otherwise have occasioned


    24. “By Zeus's beard! Will you stop interrupting? Now the next line’s quite flown out of my


    25. “You like Helez a lot, don’t you,” Xonia stated matter-of-factly, interrupting his thoughts


    26. During all that time, Patty sat quietly and listened attentively to everything her good friend had to say, without intervening or interrupting her train of thought


    27. The tenants having in this manner become independent, and the retainers being dismissed, the great proprietors were no longer capable of interrupting the regular execution of justice, or of disturbing the peace of the country


    28. "I-I can't—" Edward shoved him back into his seat, interrupting his mumbles


    29. ” he didn't get to finish the explanation as his superior changed targets and smacked him for interrupting his diversion


    30. “But first…” Tzgarr said, interrupting Dane’s thoughts

    31. This answer so confused poor Alice, that she let the Dormouse go on for some time without interrupting it


    32. in the last few minutes that she wasn’t a bit afraid of interrupting him,) ‘I’ll


    33. Barely two minutes had passed before the intercom buzzed noisily, again interrupting her beloved Beethoven


    34. That done, he went back to watching television, interrupting his focus only when it was time to medicate his patient again


    35. The transmission was in a compression burst lasting no more three seconds, designed to insert itself, interrupting the scheduled broadcast, allowing millions of viewers to witness the true nature of those who hold power


    36. “There’ll be a final briefing in ten minutes,” she said, interrupting him


    37. This usually was enough to fuel the tall Man for most of the day without interrupting his meetings and other business dealings


    38. interrupting confidences, while Peggy explained that she could not go


    39. But the philanthropist held up his hand, interrupting her


    40. "Oh, it's because I pine for good cheer," said the bachelor, sharply, interrupting my attempt to speak, "that I hate holidays

    41. A nurse appeared at the door interrupting my prayer


    42. Machines bleeped around her, interrupting the silence of the room


    43. "Have you noticed how few guards there are about?" Thesa asked, interrupting Brokin's thoughts


    44. He felt awkward interrupting their antics to borrow money from one of them


    45. Without interrupting his unconscious litany, Uncle Hobart grabbed the gear-stick and slammed the car into reverse gear


    46. 'If any one of them can explain it,' said Alice, (she had grown so large in the last few minutes that she wasn't a bit afraid of interrupting him,) 'I'll give him sixpence


    47. “How long have you owned Club Hollywood?” she abruptly asked, interrupting something derogatory being said about a person named Mike


    48. “No shit you have a problem,” Sylvia snapped, interrupting


    49. “I’ve been doing a little bit of checking up on this guy, Brian Walston,” Gordon announced, interrupting his thoughts at a coincidental moment


    50. “You’ll do nothing of the kind, Truman Herrera!” Beth spat her words, interrupting his blunt proclamation












































    1. Enoch interrupts, ignoring John’s obvious dislike for the conversation


    2. " Then he interrupts, ""Quit treating me like a child


    3. The waitress interrupts my apology by appearing with our food over and we wait while she brings condiments and cutlery


    4. The sound of someone running across the stable yard interrupts him


    5. The bell interrupts the lesson and the teacher


    6. In case someone interrupts us


    7. The doctor interrupts them


    8. Bob arrives in the bar and interrupts Philip and BR's conversation, "Oye Harry want's to see you


    9. A strangled sound interrupts the breathing, followed by a heavy sob


    10. “Please stop fighting,” Caleb interrupts, his voice chiding

    11. He interrupts the sound and starts describing the holy place


    12. “This is T—” Marcus starts, but Tobias interrupts him


    13. “Not for the reason you think,” he interrupts her


    14. “Oh, shut—” starts Tris, but Matthew interrupts her


    15. I’m about to respond, but Christina interrupts


    16. Robinson interrupts, “How is the body breathing? How is it alive?”


    17. Dudley interrupts, “Or trying to communicate with its mother ship to kill everyone on Earth


    18. The doctor interrupts, “Jaden, you know your mother is outside and she will be here in a few minutes


    19. I give it all … until a pain in my head interrupts the bitter moment


    20. He’s about to say something—possibly, hello—when Emily interrupts him

    21. ” Torin interrupts her


    22. “What is that?” Toni interrupts


    23. While waiting for his order, in walks a woman of petite statute who catches his eye as the salesclerk interrupts his stare


    24. students in the morning, but when it interrupts classes and


    25. The third: Caroline interrupts for a moment to point out that today is


    26. Marielle sits down and begins to cry, then she interrupts the


    27. ” Anything that interrupts this often causes undue upset


    28. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, severe snoring not only interrupts


    29. "Forty-seven to be precise," Eileen interrupts, "Rosa, don't you see the positive? He has a family history of coronary heart disease


    30. Connie pours her drink onto his pants and quickly interrupts, “It’s okay, Jonathan, I shouldn’t have brought this into the car

    31. Brink interrupts, "Excuse me


    32. Denson interrupts Stacy, "This card, it's old, says it was issued in '99


    33. “You have absolutely no authority here and nothing and nobody belongs to you,” Michael interrupts


    34. “Hey you! Chris Cringle!… Santa Claus! I just wanna ask you a quick question!” The elves start to chase him away and a security guard interrupts


    35. interrupting them than the soft laughter of a stream interrupts the thrilling


    36. The sound of The Rolling Stones playing Paint it Black suddenly interrupts the quiet of the street as an upstairs window several doors down is opened, allowing the music to escape the room


    37. Carol is bored by Cheesey's explanation and can think of no answer to give him; Eric interrupts her thoughts as he asks Cheesey if he wants a can of beer?


    38. Nicola looks at him thinking of all the other personal possessions she is leaving behind; the teapot from her mother, the clock from granddad, photographs of times gone by; Stef interrupts her thoughts by grabbing hold of her arm; �We haven't got much time


    39. His words confirm Steve's fears and his mind races as to who is informing on him as Barry's voice interrupts his thoughts; �I'll be down to see you in the morning with Rob and Phil, make sure you are at home


    40. Curly Pete stares her in the eyes his anger rising, the fear that he feels unnerves him, Steve interrupts by leaning on the table and taking the gun from Curly Pete's hand; �Let's have a look

    41. ‘Indeed,’ he interrupts me


    42. Hack interrupts, “No, seriously, what happened to them?”


    43. Nothing interrupts the ever increasing hourly rate for legal time in this closed system


    44. A stroke happens when something interrupts the oxygen flow to the body


    45. I’m so sure of him and me, I start telling him about my own secret, when he suddenly interrupts me with a question


    46. Sometimes I wanted to crash it when it interrupts me


    47. he interrupts my thoughts


    48. So out of nowhere the kid interrupts him and says, ‘Alright already! I’ve heard enough


    49. “Those can’t be used in space though,” John interrupts


    50. She interrupts me with a laugh





































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    Synonyms for "interrupt"

    interrupt break disturb disrupt break up cut off hinder postpone break off check halt cease discontinue suspend intermit

    "interrupt" definitions

    a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out


    make a break in


    destroy the peace or tranquility of


    interfere in someone else's activity


    terminate