I barely stopped short of shaking a finger at him.

The name he had barely stopped himself from saying.

She just barely stopped herself from muttering the words out loud.

She barely stopped herself from looking over her shoulder.

The car had barely stopped at the front door when Cummings emerged.

Helen barely stopped herself from slugging him a good one.

The mountain people never stopped to talk and barely stopped to look.

I barely stopped myself from going for his throat.

He almost blurted his opinion out loud, and barely stopped himself in time.

Your father barely stopped him tearing out Bobby's throat, but it did stop the fight.