Example sentences of "from [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor did his investment in the Virginia Company prevent him from advocating a total ban on tobacco imports . |
| 2 | Once an interim order has been made , there may be little for either side to gain from seeking a full hearing on the validity of the covenants . |
| 3 | Presumably this provision had the effect of discouraging the Secretary of State from releasing a convicted murderer on licence at a date earlier than the judiciary thought appropriate . |
| 4 | Apart from having a direct effect on the redistribution of income and wealth , the regulation of the capital market would also have slowed down the rate of economic growth and indirectly prevented large accumulation of capital by individual families . |
| 5 | Those who were influenced by this belief refrained from setting out on a journey or from starting a major task on that day of the week . |
| 6 | Compensation is payable if the tenant is precluded from obtaining a new tenancy on ground ( c ) , ( d ) or ( e ) . |
| 7 | Not only can the more elongated whelks withdraw further into their shells , sometimes disappearing completely from view , but also the narrow aperture prevents a crab from obtaining a satisfactory purchase on the lip with its chela ( Vermeij , 1974 ; Hughes and Elner , 1979 ) . |
| 8 | The chief inspector had just come , case or no case , from setting a close watch on those spots , in expectation — in foreboding , rather — that the flood would bring some unusual freight aground very shortly . |
| 9 | Some pecuniary externalities are positive ( e.g. those arising from risk-sharing ) , while others are negative ( pre-emptive R&D can prevent rivals from realizing a positive return on their R&D ) . |