The big, dark man stopped with his hand on the chair across the table from me.

He moved to go inside and I stopped him with my hand on his arm.

He turned toward the fire when she stopped him with a hand on his arm.

But the First stopped him with a hand on his arm.

He stopped with his hand on the inside door handle.

He reached out, stopped her with a hand on the shoulder.

When they were only a few feet from the rock, she stopped with a hand on each one's arm.

The doctor stopped him with a hand on his shoulder.

The President stopped him with a raised hand and a quiet voice.

I stopped him easily with a hand to the chest.