Example sentences of "it from [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The Bertagni fresh pasta from Fine Italian Foods comes in controlled atmosphere packaging which , the company says , retains the texture of the pasta and prevents it from sticking together . |
| 32 | Toss this gently into the pasta to prevent it from sticking together . |
| 33 | The firm is pushed to continue as long as it can without breaking the law — indeed Dista can claim CSM positively discouraged it from taking action , a situation which , some observers claim , shows that the British drugs watchdog has power without responsibility . |
| 34 | This was the 316th year of the society , but events such as wars with Napoleon , ‘ Kaiser Bill ’ and Hitler have occasionally prevented it from taking place . |
| 35 | Even if no mining had been carried out , the courts decided , the owners of the mineral rights still had a valid claim to the coal , and in seeking to deny them this , the government was violating the Fifth Amendment , which prohibits it from taking property without just compensation . |
| 36 | The case of the Tari Furora paralleled that of the Melanesians in ‘ Marie Lloyd ’ , but it is to his ideal City , and his actual urban Western civilization that Eliot relates this Papuan discovery : ‘ … if we are so helpless in the hands of our ‘ civilization ’ that we admit our inability to prevent it from ruining Papuans , what hope have we of saving ourselves ? ’ |
| 37 | NOTE Osteoporosis can not be cured once it is present , but younger women from the time of the menopause may be able to prevent it from developing through hormone replacement therapy . |
| 38 | At issue is the FBI 's ability to wiretap in future … the FBI is not only asking the industry to dumb down existing software , it wants to prohibit it from developing new technologies that might interfere with the government 's ability to intercept various oral and electronic communications . ’ |
| 39 | If you had a cold , aconite would stop it from developing , or keep a bad cold from becoming something worse . |
| 40 | Part of the reasoning behind the move was the search for an effective policy to contain the violence within Ireland and prevent it from spreading to Britain . |
| 41 | However , this can be a useful built-in safety factor , as it prevents those who are n't up to it from sailing in waves where they will be a danger to themselves and others . |
| 42 | Sludge — another corrosion by-product — can block the inlet or outlet to the radiator and prevent it from heating up . |
| 43 | I have stopped the bullet close to the hook for two reasons , the first being that crust is light and buoyant to an extent even when soaked , so the closeness of the bullet will stop it from rising off the bottom any more than the 1½ inch distance of the plastic leger-stop from the hook . |
| 44 | The suit could still go against Advanced Micro , but it is now free from the injunction barring it from shipping 80486 and later generation chips that include Intel proprietary microcode — although Intel is free to seek a new injunction prior to the retrial . |
| 45 | The suit could still go against Advanced Micro , but it is now free from the injunction barring it from shipping 80486 and later generation chips that include Intel proprietary microcode — although Intel is free to seek a new injunction prior to the retrial . |
| 46 | Our hood added insult to embarrassment by breaking the poppers on its leading edge one after the other until David Vivian found himself circumnavigating the M25 one evening with one hand on the wheel and another holding the hood to keep it from flying off . |
| 47 | But this did not prevent it from acting as an effective agency of government . |
| 48 | A BRIDE-to-be has been left without a wedding cake because the bakery she ordered it from went into receivership . |
| 49 | Sometimes in fractured ribs with marked worse ( < ) movement , must keep absolutely still and may even lie on the affected side in order to keep it from moving . |
| 50 | A few seconds later as the aircraft gains more speed , it will need more forward movement to prevent it from unsticking with the tail-wheel or skid touching the ground , and climbing away too steeply . |
| 51 | The room was unpainted and the only furniture consisted of a lime green sofa , two wooden chairs and a three-legged coffee table which was propped up against the wall to prevent it from toppling over . |
| 52 | Two goals from Milton 's leading scorer Nigel Mott and one from Neil Allen put this game beyond doubt , the opening encounter was fast and furious with bone jarring tackles from both sets of players , and referee , Mr Merchant from Newbury did well to keep it from boiling over . |
| 53 | I hung it on a branch to keep it from getting damp . |
| 54 | This will prevent it from getting caught up . |
| 55 | Stop it from getting in … ’ |
| 56 | You know , just to keep it loose , keep it from getting clogged up again . |
| 57 | He said the oil would either be absorbed by the booms or would stack up behind them , stopping it from getting downstream . |
| 58 | plus it protects it , stops it from getting chipped . |
| 59 | Well that do n't stop it from getting on her nerves does it ? |
| 60 | The State Department is pleased the Turkish government is not letting the legal costs deter it from pursuing its claim to the Lydian hoard . |