verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
interrupt...flow
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I didn’t want to interrupt her flow , so I said nothing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
again
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The tannoy interrupts again , pulling me out of my reverie and making my heart pound; it's my call.
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The service was interrupted again on 17 September.
■ NOUN
career
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Neither father had taken or requested an extended paternity leave that would interrupt his career .
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Jesse Helms, Summa, 37, has interrupted her career as a lawyer to raise her three young children.
conversation
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It was only then that she was aware of Nicandra standing silent in the doorway, unwilling to interrupt a conversation .
flow
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Remember here that some people do not like seeing you write down their words for it interrupts their flow of thought.
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To avoid interrupting the flow of the main text, occasional bits of parenthetical material appear as footnotes.
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At least it interrupts the flow of retired vice- marshalls.
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He then organized a team of five employees who revised the proposal and several other documents-without interrupting the regular work flow .
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Do this as a separate routine after writing if you are concerned not to interrupt the flow of composition.
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There are some folks who believe the two two-minute intermissions unnecessarily interrupted the flow of the film.
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I had to interrupt her flow of catastrophes to suggest that we try to understand what was going on beneath the surface.
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The pads can be inserted into an undergravel set up as a gravel tidy without interrupting the free flow of water.
question
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He interrupted with his own questions , as if to assist the defense.
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I suspect that the couscous made me ramble, but he listened with absolute intentness, interrupting only to ask questions .
sound
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His blind musing was interrupted by the sound of footsteps on the companionway.
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Her reverie is interrupted by the sound of hooves on the long white road winding towards the house.
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We were interrupted by the distant sound of the gate intercom.
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Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of heavy footsteps and loud barking.
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It was interrupted by sounds of scrabbling from upstairs.
speech
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Mr. Eadie I did not interrupt the speech by the hon. Member for Gordon.
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General Hospital interrupted the speech more than a dozen times.
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President Richard von Weizsacker was hit and forced to interrupt a speech while order was restored.
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No applause interrupted the speech , and only brief, half-hearted, clapping was heard at the end.
study
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James attended school sporadically, interrupting his studies to earn money doing factory and agricultural work periodically.
thought
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I've interrupted your train of thought .
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Not even the Divine Sarah, apparently, could be allowed to interrupt his train of thought .
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Remember here that some people do not like seeing you write down their words for it interrupts their flow of thought .
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She wanted to follow up her advantage, but it was best not to interrupt his thoughts .
voice
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They were allowed to speak to each other in low voices but never to interrupt an adult.
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Voice over Iris's voice interrupts: It's the brain ... dying.
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For example, Dickens is fond of parenthetical constructions which allow the generalizing authorial voice to interrupt the narrative flow.
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A new voice has interrupted and is howling slogans like a revivalist preacher.
work
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He said he'd been wanting to ring me all day but didn't want to interrupt my work .
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He then organized a team of five employees who revised the proposal and several other documents-without interrupting the regular work flow.
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My chefs are preparing dinner and we are interrupting their work .
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He interrupts her work to ask about things he should be learning in his own time.
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Suppose one of your subordinates keeps telephoning you for advice and help several times a day thus interrupting your work .
■ VERB
keep
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The toasts the daughters had prepared kept getting interrupted .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I hate to ask/interrupt/disturb etc
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Martin I hate to disturb you when you're cooking the books, but there's a delivery.
pardon me for interrupting/asking/saying
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Pardon me for asking, but where did you buy your shoes?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Can I interrupt for a second?
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Don't interrupt - I haven't finished yet.
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He apologised for interrupting her speech.
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I'm sorry I interrupted you.
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I'm sorry to interrupt your meeting, but may I speak with Michael for a moment?
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I wish you wouldn't interrupt all the time.
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Sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you.
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Train service was interrupted for about ten minutes.
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While I was giving my report, some guy in the back kept interrupting me every two minutes.