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Meanings of put a stop in English

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Usage of put a stop in English
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Today, I asked the British Government to put a stop to it.
News.com.au
2
Failing health can put a stop to the most determined of us.
Feminist dot com
3
Straight-talking president Brendan Broderick put a stop to it on Thursday morning.
The Irish Times
4
Certainly, we are going to put a stop to it, she vowed.
The South African
5
You put a stop to my discourse and quite rightly, Dr. Waterhouse.
The system of the world
6
She must go in and put a stop to it that minute.
Earl Hubert's Daughter / The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of ...
7
Holgersson would put a stop to it the second she found out.
Firewall
8
To put a stop to all the nasty gossip of the beach.
Adventure
9
The ringing of the dinner bell put a stop to their talk.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie
10
Just then the re-arrival of Philip put a stop to the conversation.
Dawn
11
In addition, the Canadian Government would soon put a stop to that.
Bob Hunt in Canada
12
Yet now the Democrats are poised to put a stop to it.
The Guardian
13
Bertie once asked Henry why he never put a stop to it.
Night Shift
14
McDonald's has announced it will put a stop to supersizing by December.
The Irish Times
15
The sausage-man had to grab her to put a stop to it.
L'Assommoir
16
What I want is to put a stop to the whole affair.
Donal Grant
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