Example sentences of "to prevent [pron] [prep] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The then Minister for Home Affairs , Buta Singh , defended the extension against protests from opposition members saying that it was necessary to proceed with the panchayat ( local council ) system as a prelude to assembly elections in the state , and that the continued detention of some Sikh leaders was necessary to prevent them from causing further trouble in the region . |
| 2 | There has always been protection to prevent them from working long hours and being exploited and bullied . |
| 3 | Mainly , the first part provides examples of potential problems occurring in everyday living and what might be done to prevent them from becoming actual problems . |
| 4 | ‘ This situation has meant me not being able to get the sort of access to my daughter I want because the fact that the interdict is still in place has been used to prevent me from getting increased access . ’ |
| 5 | Section 38(1) allows this : ( I ) if necessary to substantiate a name or address ; ( 2 ) if the custody officer has reasonable grounds for believing this is necessary : ( i ) for the suspect 's own protection ; ( ii ) to prevent him from causing physical injury to any other person ; ( iii ) to prevent loss or damage to property ; ( iv ) to ensure his appearance in court ; ( v ) to prevent interference with the administration of justice or with the investigation of offences ; ( vi ) juveniles can also be detained in custody if the custody officer believes this to be in the juvenile 's own interests . |
| 6 | In The Young Stepmother ( 1861 ) Charlotte M. Yonge represents Mr Kendal as a positive recluse within his study ; and even when his lively second wife contrives to drive him out of it into her morning-room , she has to prevent him from turning that room too into a ‘ literal boudoir ’ , by which she seems to mean ‘ a place to sulk in ’ . |