They looked more like they'd been interrupted in the middle of things.
Interrupted in any way different to reading a paper book?
Health problems interrupted his education for a short time in 1905.
Probably didn't like being interrupted in the middle of it.
It would have to be something big to interrupt him in a meeting with the president.
His career was interrupted in 1919 when, at the age of 32 years, he decided to stop painting.
It is not for the President to interrupt in the way that you have just done.
Telephone service was interrupted in much of the city for several hours.
These works were interrupted in 1782 for lack of funds.
Her acting career was interrupted in the 1940s by serious personal problems.