Example sentences of "prevent [pers pn] [prep] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have always been an outsider ; my epilepsy has prevented me from taking part in many normal pursuits such as drinking or dancing , and this has encouraged me to be an individualist in art . |
| 2 | Limitations on the output of the most efficient will prevent them from taking advantage of technology and size , thereby inhibiting further productivity gains . |
| 3 | The relevant provisions state that an employee has the right not to have action short of dismissal taken against him ‘ as an individual ’ by his employer to : prevent his belonging to an independent trade union ; or prevent him from taking part in the activities of an independent union ; or compel him to join any trade union . |
| 4 | However , his current commitments prevent him from giving time to the forum . |
| 5 | This prevented him from taking part in yesterday 's pre-qualifying after he had waiting 10 years for the chance of an F1 drive . |
| 6 | Not to thank you , I mean — and Rose — oh , dear … ’ and her face crumpled , but the steely resolution which lay beneath her outward charm prevented her from giving way to the hysterics which she knew would take her over if she allowed herself to show any weakness . |
| 7 | Tears welled in her throat , blocking the passage of either protest or plea , and only years of hard-won control prevented her from giving way to them in front of fitzAlan . |
| 8 | On the other hand , the old enemies , the Durotriges , possibly with their allies the southern Dobunni , were soon on the rampage and pinned down Legio II Augusta in its fortress at Exeter and prevented it from joining Paullinus in the Midlands . |
| 9 | ‘ We want a pay deal now to solve all our problems and a formula which would prevent us from taking action in future , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 10 | ‘ We want a pay deal now to solve all our problems and a formula which would prevent us from taking action in future , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 11 | ‘ We want a pay deal now to solve all our problems and a formula which would prevent us from taking action in future . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ We want a pay deal now to solve all our problems and a formula which would prevent us from taking action in future . ’ |
| 13 | The Devil was an invention , he claimed , that prevented us from taking responsibility for our own destiny . |
| 14 | European pressure on the USA to extend its trade liberalization policy grew after reports on April 11 that some West German companies including the Volkswagen car manufacturing company had complained that COCOM regulations were preventing them from supplying machinery to their newly acquired factories in East Germany . |
| 15 | ‘ His mother tried to prevent him from having access to the phone but even that did n't stop him . |