1.   Guido paused and the dark eyes seemed to pounce on her suddenly.

2.   Guido paused and smiled a crude smile that suggested that the same could never be said about him.

3.   Guido paused, holding on to his anger for a moment.

4.   Guido paused and shifted his weight slightly against the stone urn.

5.   Guido paused, his eyes surveying her.