"brake n to a halt" construction
Form
NP
Driver
brake
NP
Vehicle
to a halt
Examples
Driver
He
brake
braked
Vehicle
[the carryall]
to a halt
[to a halt.]
Meaning
A Driver causes the Vehicle he or she is driving to stop moving by braking it.
Roles
Driver
The person who is driving the Vehicle and makes it stop.
Vehicle
Typically a motorised vehicle driven by the Driver.